950 CMR, § 34.04 - Colors

(1) The colors to be employed in all authentic printed or manufactured reproductions of the flags, arms, and seal of Massachusetts shall be as follows:

(a) The state flag has a white field displaying the coat of arms, which consists of a blue shield bearing a white star and a gold Indian with a gold bow and arrow. The outlines on the Indian's clothing and arrow are blue. Around the shield is a blue ribbon bearing the state motto in gold letters. Above the shield is a gold clothed arm grasping a gold sword. The arm is set on a heraldictorse of gold and blue alternating, that segment of the torsenearest the star in the shield being gold. The arm and sword and the gold segment of the torsare outlined in blue, or, for flags made by embroidery or applique, in gold. The shield and ribbon must not be outlined in gold. The outlines referred to in the present paragraph shall correspond to the stitching of a flag made by applique or the holding line in a printed or screened flag.

(b) The Governor's flag has the same colors as the state flag.

(c) The naval and maritime flag has a white field with a green pine tree.

(d) The seal should be represented as line artwork only (exactly as it appears in Figure 2 in 950 CMR 34.06) , normally in black or dark blue against a white background.

(2) Except as noted under 950 CMR 34.04(3), the color shades to be employed in all authentic printed or manufactured reproductions of the arms and flags of Massachusetts shall correspond to the colors with the following names and cable numbers found in the "Standard Color Card of America" (Ninth Edition, second issue):

white	=	70001	(White)
gold	=	70068	(Spanish Yellow)
blue	=	70087	(Royal Blue)
green	=	70168	(Irish Green)

(3) In any painted or printed reproduction of the Massachusetts coat of arms, other than on the state flag, metallic gold and metallic silver may be substituted for golden yellow and white, respectively.

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950 CMR, § 34.04