In some cases, the color of the passport tells you something about the country’s values: Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Indonesia all use green, the color of Islam, as do a number of ...

Limited Color Palettes Passports around the world predominantly come in shades of blue, red, green, or black. There is a good reason for this limited palette selection rooted in tradition, dignity ...

Ever wondered why your passport isn't a nice baby blue, a gentle shade of pink or any color that matches your flag? the answer is not what you might think.

There's a significant reason behind the four standard colors found on passports—but there are some unusual shades, too.

Passport Map is a fun enough site in its own right, since you can explore the passports of various countries on the main page, but its real value is in the visa comparison table, where you can ...

Although passports only come in these four colors, there's a lot of variation when it comes to the actual shade. Many countries opt for darker shades of blue, red, and green.

Features & Advice What Does the Color of Your Passport Mean? Image: PHOTO: British passports. (photo courtesy of Thinkstock) by Janeen Christoff Last updated: 7:00 PM ET, Mon March 6, 2017 ...

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The site also features a map where users can click on a country to see the corresponding passport. If power rankings aren't your thing, you can sort the passports by color.

British passports changed from blue to burgundy — the EU passport color — in 1988. Now they will revert to their original hue.

But it is another (more visually striking) thing to glance at that same information on a map that illustrates in stark colors what visa-free travel for U.S. passport holders looked like pre- and ...