the laurel branches are not coloured. The official shade of blue that the coat of arms should be rendered in is also not specified. Historically, the shade has varied from light blue under King Otto to darker shades in later years. Differing shades of blue were also used by different departments of the Government of Greece, until the guidelines regulating the government logo were implemented in 2010. These specified the various colour codes to be used: HEX #004588 as displayed digitally Pantone 280 U/C/M or CMYK 100/70/0/20 The military of Greece uses a version of the coat of arms which has the laurel branches in gold. The standard of the President of Greece also uses this design, in his capacity as nominal commander-in-chief of the armed forces. The various branches of the military have their own specifications for different types of usage. For example, the 2009 specifications for the colours of threads to be used on service caps, specified in CIELAB color space coordinates, were: 86.20/2.66/49.65 for caps of type I (yellow thread) 73.49/4.58/42.12 for caps of type II (goldwork) 92.86/2.70/9.50 for all caps 28.58/10.69/39.83 for all caps See also Flag of Greece Armorial of Europe References Sources National symbols of Greece Greece Greek coats of arms Greece