Benin vs Madagascar
These two are close enough that people routinely draw one when they mean the other. Take the challenge first — the flags are further down the page.
The challenge
Practice
Draw the flag of
What actually differs
- Benin uses yellow where Madagascar uses white.
- Even the shared colours are mixed differently: green (#008751 against #007E3A) and red (#E8112D against #FC3D32).
How to keep them straight
Benin: Anchor on the biggest shape: a vertical band at the hoist beside horizontal bands in green, yellow and red. Everything else on the flag hangs off that.
Madagascar: Anchor on the biggest shape: a vertical band at the hoist beside horizontal bands in white, red and green. Everything else on the flag hangs off that.
The drawing scorer is built for exactly this: if you swap the colours of Benin it will tell you which two you flipped, rather than just handing you a low number.
Questions
What is the difference between the Benin and Madagascar flags?
Benin uses yellow where Madagascar uses white. Even the shared colours are mixed differently: green (#008751 against #007E3A) and red (#E8112D against #FC3D32).
Which is which?
Anchor on the biggest shape: a vertical band at the hoist beside horizontal bands in green, yellow and red. Everything else on the flag hangs off that. And for the other one: anchor on the biggest shape: a vertical band at the hoist beside horizontal bands in white, red and green. Everything else on the flag hangs off that.
Are the Benin and Madagascar flags exactly the same?
No — Benin uses yellow where Madagascar uses white.
