tricolor

Flag with thirds

A tricolor is a flag with three bands of different colors, especially the French flag with its vertical stripes of blue, white, and red.

The term extends to other national flags following this pattern: the Italian tricolor, the Irish tricolor.

As an adjective, tricolor describes anything having three colors: a tricolor cat, tricolor pasta.

flag

banner

Displayed strip with message

vertical · colors · ceremony · independence · republic · revolution · heritage · identity · emblem · sovereignty

heraldic

coat of arms

Hereditary symbolic emblem

  • emblemRepresentational sign or device
  • insigniaDistinguishing mark of rank
  • crestHighest point or tuft

heraldry · blazon · shield · arms · device · charge · field · tincture · symbolism · representation

animal

collie

Scottish herding breed

  • beagleTracking hound breed
  • calicoPatchy-coated cat type
  • coatOuter garment or layer

markings · breed · piebald · patches · fur · plumage · basset · spaniel · hound · corgi

visual

palette

Surface for mixing pigments

striped · layered · gradient · scheme · design · pattern · motif · arrangement · composition

sports

jersey

Knitted pullover garment

  • teamOrganized cooperative unit
  • uniformIdentical throughout
  • kitGrouped supplies, one purpose

livery · crest · badge · colors · racing · cycling · soccer · rugby · championship · club

Categories
Opposites
number of colors

tricolormonochrome

Single-color rendering

monochromatic · unicolor · bicolor · two-tone · multicolor

chromatic presence

tricoloruncolored

Having no hue

colorless · uncoloured · achromatic · neutral · plain

Phrases
Family

tricolour, tricolored, tricolors, tricolours

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G