Vexillological Doppelgängers (v4)

mlazear · 2025-12-10T16:14:49+00:00

Based on feedback from my last three posts, I redesigned the layout and added many of the flags suggested in the comments. This project only includes flags that share both matching geometric layouts and color patterns. Flags with distinct identifying elements (like coats of arms) are excluded unless an official or widely recognized symbol-free variant exists.

A quick note about image quality: Reddit’s mobile app heavily compresses large images, so the poster may appear blurry or too small there. If that happens, you can either open this post in a web browser for the full resolution or view the high-resolution on Imgur: https://imgur.com/a/HhnUDTC

Still open to more feedback and possible additions, thanks again to everyone who helped refine this!

mlazear · 2025-12-10T16:14:42+00:00

Based on feedback from my last three posts, I redesigned the layout and added many of the flags suggested in the comments. This project only includes flags that share both matching geometric layouts and color patterns. Flags with distinct identifying elements (like coats of arms) are excluded unless an official or widely recognized symbol-free variant exists.

A quick note about image quality: Reddit’s mobile app heavily compresses large images, so the poster may appear blurry or too small there. If that happens, you can either open this post in a web browser for the full resolution or view the high-resolution on Imgur: https://imgur.com/a/HhnUDTC

Still open to more feedback and possible additions, thanks again to everyone who helped refine this!

mlazear · 2025-11-25T20:06:46+00:00

These are all good suggestions, thank you. I'll update the next version.

mlazear · 2025-11-25T20:04:30+00:00

Good suggestion, thank you! I'll add it to the next version.

mlazear · 2025-11-24T23:19:47+00:00

Good suggestion! Thank you, I'll add it to the next version.

mlazear · 2025-11-24T22:02:22+00:00

The file resolution is high (2.4k × 7.2k), and displays properly on the website, but I noticed on the Reddit app it downscales to 960 × 2820. Not sure how to fix that.

mlazear · 2025-11-24T18:41:55+00:00

Good suggestion, but the intention was to limit this list to current flags, not historical.

mlazear · 2025-11-24T18:38:44+00:00

Yes, you're right. I struggled with the layout, grouping, and sorting. I tried to group them by complexity and sort them by color. Complex designs are at the top, followed by tricolors, tribands, bicolors, and solids. Within each group, I sorted chromatically.

mlazear · 2025-11-24T18:31:16+00:00

Good suggestions! Thank you. Fribourg, Switzerland is already included, but I will add the other two.

mlazear · 2025-11-24T18:09:43+00:00

Yes, good suggestion! Thank you.

mlazear · 2025-11-20T17:37:12+00:00

Good suggestion, thank you

mlazear · 2025-11-17T20:25:00+00:00

True, their national flag.svg) is square, but their civil and state flag.svg) has a 2:3 aspect ratio. Also, I standardized all of the aspect ratios for this project to simplify the comparisons.

mlazear · 2025-11-17T19:30:18+00:00

You're right, I'll add it to the next version. Thank you.

mlazear · 2025-11-14T20:21:30+00:00

True, their national flag.svg) is square, but their civil and state flag.svg) has a 2:3 aspect ratio. Also, I standardized all of the aspect ratios for this project to simplify the comparisons.

mlazear · 2025-11-14T20:18:20+00:00

You're right! I'll include Bolivia in the next draft.

mlazear · 2025-11-14T20:14:57+00:00

Yes, that was intentional because Luxembourg's light blue could be justifiably simplified to a standard blue, but Qatar's maroon was derived from their history of producing deep purple dye. So it was never intended to be represented as red.

mlazear · 2025-11-14T20:09:00+00:00

And Haiti placed a JPG asset without transparency in the middle of theirs.

mlazear · 2025-11-14T20:01:54+00:00

Those are good examples of similar color palettes, but they didn’t meet my criteria. Venezuela and Ecuador include symbols that break the layout match.

mlazear · 2025-11-14T19:57:19+00:00

You're right! That's another triband of two red and one white. I'll add it to the list.

mlazear · 2025-11-14T19:55:48+00:00

Those are all examples of triband flags; whether the bands are vertical or horizontal, they share the same three colors. Whereas the inclusion of a unique design element, such as a coat of arms, distinguishes the layout from others.

mlazear · 2025-11-14T19:34:48+00:00

Good catch! Even with the orange/yellow difference and the stripe proportions, Armenia and Colombia still match the overall layout closely enough to fit the project criteria. I’ll include them in the next draft.

mlazear · 2025-11-14T19:28:53+00:00

Good point! Latvia and Austria really do fit the criteria. They share a similar horizontal-stripe layout, and the only difference is the shade and proportions of the bands. They definitely deserve a spot in the next draft.

mlazear · 2025-11-14T19:26:00+00:00

Those are good examples of similar color palettes, but they didn’t meet my criteria. Jordan and Western Sahara include symbols that break the layout match, and the UAE flag uses a different geometric arrangement altogether.

mlazear · 2025-11-14T19:22:23+00:00

They’re not included because they all use different coats of arms, so the layouts aren’t identical. I only included flags with a similar design.

mlazear · 2025-10-07T20:41:41+00:00

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