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username-1787 t1_izl78tk wrote

Reply to comment by Allemaengel in What are you thoughts on Pennsylvania's current flag? by [deleted]

States official colors are blue and gold (which is why the license plates have blue and gold/yellow stripes). Should be a gold keystone on a blue background

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TheTaraStark t1_izm89i7 wrote

Believe it or not, we actually don't have official colors! People see those colors prominently on the state flag, but that's circumstance, same with the license plate and a few state agency logos, and tourism wound up running with it. They still made it into this design, though!

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Allemaengel t1_izlcpu1 wrote

Well, I almost said that but people hate how boring and similar our state's current flag is to a bunch of other states.

Personally I like that idea.

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UnaffiliatedOpinion t1_izm7ttm wrote

A big part of that issue though is simply that the art in the center is way too complicated/detailed. Also there's no contrast between the black horses and the blue field. South Carolina and Alaska follow a similar "symbol on a blue field" formula but I'd rank them solidly above most of the rest as the symbols are relatively simple and easy to identify. Even Indiana's is better because the symbol is so much simpler, there's clear color contrast, etc.

I do quite like the Pennsylvania coat of arms on its own, it works well in printed designs. I just don't think it works well as a flag.

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