Papua New Guinea flag colors
Split corner to corner, with the Southern Cross in white on black and a golden bird-of-paradise on red. It was designed in 1971 by a fifteen-year-old student, Susan Karike, which makes it one of the few national flags with a known teenage author.
Every color
| Color | Role | Hex | RGB | HSL | Pantone | CMYK | Preview |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | primary | #000000 | 0, 0, 0 | 0, 0%, 0% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
| Red | secondary | #C8102E | 200, 16, 46 | 350, 85%, 42% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
| Gold | accent | #FFCD00 | 255, 205, 0 | 48, 100%, 50% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
| White | background | #FFFFFF | 255, 255, 255 | 0, 0%, 100% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
Contrast pairs
Black passes AA for body text on white, at 21 to 1.
Of 26 ordered pairs in this palette, 16 clear 4.5 to 1 for body text and 22 clear 3 to 1 for large text. Row is the text color, column is the background.
| Text color | Black | Red | Gold | White | White | Black |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 3.6Black on Red, fails AA for body text | 14.0Black on Gold, passes AA for body text | 21.0Black on White, passes AA for body text | 21.0Black on White, passes AA for body text | ||
| Red | 3.6Red on Black, fails AA for body text | 3.9Red on Gold, fails AA for body text | 5.9Red on White, passes AA for body text | 5.9Red on White, passes AA for body text | 3.6Red on Black, fails AA for body text | |
| Gold | 14.0Gold on Black, passes AA for body text | 3.9Gold on Red, fails AA for body text | 1.5Gold on White, fails AA for body text | 1.5Gold on White, fails AA for body text | 14.0Gold on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| White | 21.0White on Black, passes AA for body text | 5.9White on Red, passes AA for body text | 1.5White on Gold, fails AA for body text | 21.0White on Black, passes AA for body text | ||
| White | 21.0White on Black, passes AA for body text | 5.9White on Red, passes AA for body text | 1.5White on Gold, fails AA for body text | 21.0White on Black, passes AA for body text | ||
| Black | 3.6Black on Red, fails AA for body text | 14.0Black on Gold, passes AA for body text | 21.0Black on White, passes AA for body text | 21.0Black on White, passes AA for body text |
Sources
- Every color on this page: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Papua_New_Guinea.svg
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