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Flag adopted 4 July 1960, coat of arms adopted 20 June 1782.
What Shade of Red/White/Blue
The official regulation, which I just tracked down at the Defense Technology Information Center website http://www.dtic.mil is General Services Administration "Federal Specification, Flag, National, United States of America and Flag, Union Jack," DDD-F-416E, dated November 27, 1981. It specifies the colors by reference to "Standard Color Cards of America" maintained by the Color Association of the United States, Inc. These are:
Cable No. 70180 Old Glory Red
Cable No. 70001 White
Cable No. 70075 Old Glory Blue
Joe McMillan, 25 January 2000
Old Glory Red (PMS 193C), White, and Old Glory Blue (PMS 281C)
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