Home History & Heritage The Dutch tricolor flag History & Heritage The Dutch tricolor flag 26/04/2017 photo: Jan Boeve Did you know that the Dutch flag used to be orange, white and blue? In the 17th century orange was replaced by red because the orange dye was unstable and turned red after exposure in the sun. RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Amsterdam Archaeological gold mine in the heart of Amsterdam Flevoland Sunken treasures at the Batavialand Museum Friesland How to recognize married women in Hindeloopen