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Edge to Edge: The Flag as Pure Colour

The Indian flag painted edge to edge in brushed texture — saffron, white and green bands with the navy Ashoka Chakra at the centre

Colour, precisely

No pole, no sky, no border — just the three bands brushed edge to edge, the Chakra floating in the white. Renderings like this one live on book covers and backdrops, where the flag must read at a glance from across a room.

Those shades are not left to the artist’s eye. Bureau of Indian Standards specification IS 1 defines the saffron, white and green colorimetrically — under the CIE 1931 system — and IS 1803 does the same for the Chakra’s navy. No official CMYK values are published; every faithful reproduction traces back to those colorimetric definitions.

Frequently asked questions

Are the Indian flag’s colours officially defined?

Yes. BIS IS 1 defines the saffron, white and green colorimetrically under the CIE 1931 system, and IS 1803 defines the navy of the Chakra.

Is there an official CMYK for the Indian flag?

No — the IS specifications publish no CMYK. Printers and designers work back from the colorimetric definitions.

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