Talk:Flag of Gabon

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Did you know... that the yellow band on the flag of Gabon (pictured) represents the Equator, which cuts across the republic?

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GABON Flag inversion : 1956-70 first flag of The Sudan[edit]

Inverting the GABON flag, so that Blue is at the Top, gives the 1956-70 original flag of The Sudan. 180.200.186.134 (talk) 22:49, 19 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Probably a coincidence. SiBr₄ (talk) 23:05, 19 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Correct blue, and green[edit]

BLUE RVB (r, v, b) (0, 0, 255) Triplet hexa. 0000FF CMJN (c, m, j, n) (100 %, 100 %, 0 %, 0 %) TSL (t, s, l) (240°, 100 %, 50 %)

GREEN RVB (r, v, b) (0, 128, 0) Triplet hexa. 008000 CMJN (c, m, j, n) (100 %, 0 %, 100 %, 50 %) TSL (t, s, l) (120°, 100 %, 25 %) 91.61.211.201 (talk) 23:34, 23 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Several official webpages show flag images with colors nearly identical to those in the current SVG file (left below). Do you have a source for the brighter colors #008000/#00f? SiBr₄ (talk) 08:47, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]




#009e60–#fcd116–#3a75c4		#008000–#fcd116–#0000ff

Yes indeed, it is not bright blue, but blue. Pure green, pure yellow, pure blue. Blue as blue can be. https://global.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-Gabon --2003:E8:5BC9:4E74:DD56:EC36:8E3D:8426 (talk) 00:55, 19 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Gabon President Ali Bongo Ondimba stands in front of the Gabonese flag during the swearing-in ceremony in Libreville, the capital city of Gabon on September 27, 2016. (Reuters) https://www.trtworld.com/mea/gabon-names-new-cabinet-over-disputed-elections-198944 2003:E8:5BC9:4E74:DD56:EC36:8E3D:8426 (talk) 01:00, 19 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]