{"id":8157,"date":"2019-11-08T16:13:17","date_gmt":"2019-11-08T21:43:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.journohq.com\/blog\/?p=7017"},"modified":"2020-07-14T01:10:14","modified_gmt":"2020-07-14T06:40:14","slug":"passport-colors-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.journohq.com\/blog\/passport-colors-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"Passport Colors Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.journohq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/passport-colors-title.jpeg\" alt=\"passport colors\" class=\"wp-image-7018\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Every passport in the world is either red, blue, black or green. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Why <em>is<\/em> it that they use different passport colors you ask?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>While there are strict guidelines and rules when it comes to these official documents nowhere does it specify the actual passport color. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The folks over at <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Traveller (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.traveller.com.au\/passport-colours-why-passports-only-come-in-red-blue-green-and-black-h1jdzq\" target=\"_blank\">Traveller<\/a> speculate on why then only four passport colors are used on the planet. Give this interesting article on the matter a read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.traveller.com.au\/passport-colours-why-passports-only-come-in-red-blue-green-and-black-h1jdzq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"here (opens in a new tab)\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While passport covers are rather basic, the artwork and technology within the pages is a whole other game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Flip style animation of birds in flight, spectacular UV light reveals are contained in some of the world&#8217;s coolest passports. Find out which countries have these and some beautiful examples as well over at Traveller!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every passport in the world is either red, blue, black or green. Why is it that they use different passport colors you ask? While there are strict guidelines and rules when it comes to these official documents nowhere does it specify the actual passport color. 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