[GH-ISSUE #850] Colors of the Austrian flag seems to be wrong #411

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opened 2026-03-03 14:38:11 +03:00 by kerem · 2 comments

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2026-03-03 14:38:11 +03:00

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Originally created by @pmario on GitHub (Sep 15, 2021).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/lipis/flag-icons/issues/850

See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Austria#Colours which says it should be: #C8102E

Should I create a PR?

Originally created by @pmario on GitHub (Sep 15, 2021). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/lipis/flag-icons/issues/850 See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Austria#Colours which says it should be: `#C8102E` Should I create a PR?

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2026-03-03 14:38:12 +03:00

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@Findus23 commented on GitHub (Sep 15, 2021):

The Wikipedia article seems to say #C8102E (PANTONE 186 C). (which my the totally subjective opinion as an Austrian feels too dark).

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Flag_of_Austria.svg uses #ed2939 (like this repo), but flip-flopped between multiple colors in the file history. Also it referrs to Pantone Red-032-C, but in https://www.pantone.com/color-finder/Red-032-C this is shown as #EF3340

I guess the solution is in this paragraph from the German wikipedia article: (https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flagge_%C3%96sterreichs)

Die exakten Farbtöne der Farben Rot und Weiß für die österreichischen Hoheitszeichen sind in den österreichischen Gesetzen und damit im Wappenrecht der Republik Österreich nicht geregelt. Nur für den Rotton im Anwendungsbereich innerhalb des Bundesheeres findet sich im Wege eines Erlasses in den Grundsätzlichen Bestimmungen über Verwendung des Hoheitszeichens sowie über die Fahnenordnung des Österreichischen Bundesheeres eine Regelung. In der aktuellen Version vom 14. Mai 2018 ist darin im Abschnitt I C. Insignien Ziffer 1 festgelegt: „Das Rot in den österreichischen Staatsfarben hat die Charakteristik ‚Pantone 186 C‘ aufzuweisen.“[3]

The exact colors are nowhere defined in laws apart from being "red" and "white" and only for the use in the military https://www.bundesheer.at/abzeichen/pdf/flaggenordnung.pdf says that the red should be Pantone 186 C.

But to make things worse, https://www.bundesheer.at/abzeichen/dekorationen.shtml offers an SVG download of the flag which uses #FC0204 which is visibly quite a bit brigher than the others.

I guess this is again a case of the two recurring themes in this repo:

flag colors are only vaguely specified most of the time
if they are specified, then only as a Pantone color, which refers to a color on a canvas and not light emitted from a screen (and definitly not an RGB value)

@Findus23 commented on GitHub (Sep 15, 2021): The Wikipedia article seems to say `#C8102E` (PANTONE 186 C). (which my the totally subjective opinion as an Austrian feels too dark). https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Flag_of_Austria.svg uses `#ed2939` (like this repo), but flip-flopped between multiple colors in the file history. Also it referrs to Pantone Red-032-C, but in https://www.pantone.com/color-finder/Red-032-C this is shown as `#EF3340` I guess the solution is in this paragraph from the German wikipedia article: (https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flagge_%C3%96sterreichs) > Die exakten Farbtöne der Farben Rot und Weiß für die österreichischen Hoheitszeichen sind in den österreichischen Gesetzen und damit im Wappenrecht der Republik Österreich nicht geregelt. Nur für den Rotton im Anwendungsbereich innerhalb des Bundesheeres findet sich im Wege eines Erlasses in den Grundsätzlichen Bestimmungen über Verwendung des Hoheitszeichens sowie über die Fahnenordnung des Österreichischen Bundesheeres eine Regelung. In der aktuellen Version vom 14. Mai 2018 ist darin im Abschnitt I C. Insignien Ziffer 1 festgelegt: „Das Rot in den österreichischen Staatsfarben hat die Charakteristik ‚Pantone 186 C‘ aufzuweisen.“[3] The exact colors are nowhere defined in laws apart from being "red" and "white" and only for the use in the military https://www.bundesheer.at/abzeichen/pdf/flaggenordnung.pdf says that the red should be `Pantone 186 C`. But to make things worse, https://www.bundesheer.at/abzeichen/dekorationen.shtml offers an SVG download of the flag which uses `#FC0204` which is visibly quite a bit brigher than the others. I guess this is again a case of the two recurring themes in this repo: - flag colors are only vaguely specified most of the time - if they are specified, then only as a Pantone color, which refers to a color on a canvas and not light emitted from a screen (and definitly not an RGB value)

kerem commented

2026-03-03 14:38:12 +03:00

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@pmario commented on GitHub (Sep 15, 2021):

Thanks for your fast reply. ... I did contact the OeSD They should probably know it ... We'll see if do get a response ;)

@pmario commented on GitHub (Sep 15, 2021): Thanks for your fast reply. ... I did contact the [OeSD](https://www.staatsdruckerei.at) They should probably know it ... We'll see if do get a response ;)

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2026-03-03 14:40:45 +03:00

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