, ▁specifying ▁the ▁colors ▁as ▁" l just ▁mellan bl å " ▁( light ▁medium ▁blue ) ▁and ▁" g uld g ul " ▁( g old en ▁yellow ), ▁a ▁departure ▁from ▁the ▁previously ▁common ▁dark er ▁sh ade ▁of ▁blue . ▁The ▁Swedish ▁state ▁flag ▁became ▁identical ▁to ▁the ▁square - cut ▁civil ▁en sign , ▁and ▁all ▁private ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁triple - ta iled ▁flag ▁was ▁prohib ited . ▁ ▁Royal ▁flag ▁ ▁The ▁king ▁and ▁queen ▁use ▁a ▁royal ▁flag ▁with ▁the ▁greater ▁national ▁coat ▁of ▁arms . ▁Other ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁royal ▁house ▁use ▁a ▁royal ▁flag ▁with ▁the ▁less er ▁national ▁coat ▁of ▁arms . ▁On ▁naval ▁ships ▁the ▁flag ▁of ▁the ▁king ▁is ▁raised ▁together ▁with ▁a ▁split ▁p enn ant ▁with ▁the ▁greater ▁national ▁coat ▁of ▁arms . ▁Like wise ▁the ▁flag ▁of ▁the ▁he ir ▁apparent ▁is ▁raised ▁together ▁with ▁a ▁split ▁p enn ant ▁with ▁the ▁less er ▁national ▁coat ▁of ▁arms ▁on ▁naval ▁ships . ▁ ▁The ▁Swedish ▁Marsh al ▁of ▁the ▁Real m ▁( R iks mar sk al ken ) ▁has ▁published ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁dec isions ▁regarding ▁the ▁royal ▁flag ▁of ▁Sweden . ▁In ▁a ▁decision ▁of ▁ 6 ▁April ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁rules ▁are ▁defined ▁on ▁how ▁to ▁fly ▁the ▁royal ▁flag ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Palace ▁of ▁Stockholm . ▁ ▁The ▁royal ▁flag ▁with ▁the ▁greater ▁national ▁coat ▁of ▁arms ▁is ▁ho isted ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Palace ▁when ▁H . M . ▁the ▁King