Canada vs Peru
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
- Both flags use the same colours — red and white — so the difference is in the shades and the shape.
- Canada carries maple leaf; Peru has nothing in the middle.
- Canada flies at 1:2 and Peru at 2:3, so side by side one looks longer than the other.
- Even the shared colours are mixed differently: red (#FF0000 against #D91023).
How to keep them straight
Canada: Canadian pale: red, double-width white, red. The leaf has eleven points, not nine or thirteen.
Peru: Peru stands up, Austria lies down.
The drawing scorer is built for exactly this: if you swap the colours of Canada it will tell you which two you flipped, rather than just handing you a low number.
Questions
What is the difference between the Canada and Peru flags?
Both flags use the same colours — red and white — so the difference is in the shades and the shape. Canada carries maple leaf; Peru has nothing in the middle. Canada flies at 1:2 and Peru at 2:3, so side by side one looks longer than the other. Even the shared colours are mixed differently: red (#FF0000 against #D91023).
Which is which?
Canadian pale: red, double-width white, red. The leaf has eleven points, not nine or thirteen. And for the other one: peru stands up, Austria lies down.
Are the Canada and Peru flags exactly the same?
No. They use the same colour names, but the shades and the proportions differ: Canada is 1:2 and Peru is 2:3.
