Colors
Until 2010, the color shades of the Moldavian flag were not explicitly named. The Regulation regarding the flag stated that the colors of the flag must match the ones shown in the annex. Moldavian heraldist and vexillologist Silviu AndrieĊ-Tabac stated in an interview that in 1990, when the flag was being created, "it was taken into account that many countries have similar tricolor flags. As a result, it was decided to abandon the ultramarine blue, which is present on the Romanian flag, in favor of the emerald-blue, used on the mural paintings of VoroneĊ£ monastery...".
The French Album des pavillons nationaux et des marques distinctives (2000) by Armand du Payrat and Daniel Roudaut had suggested the following Pantone nuances, including those of the coat of arms: blue 549, yellow 143, red 186, green 340 and brown 464.
However, a new law from 2010 defined the colors of the flag as Berlin blue, chrome yellow and vermillon red. The exact matches, according to annex no. 2, are as follows:
| Colour space | Blue | Yellow | Red | Brown | Green |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pantone | 293c | 109c | 186c | 4645c | 3415c |
| CMYK | 97.81.0.0 | 1.15.100.0 | 13.100.90.4 | 28.15.68.7 | 100.26.86.14 |
| RGB | 0-70-174 | 255-210-0 | 204-9-47 | 176-126-91 | 0-122-80 |
| HTML | #0046AE | #FFD200 | #CC092F | #B07E5B | #007A50 |
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