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Question: What do the colors on the german flag represent!?
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yellow - gold
red - blood
black - gunpowderWww@QuestionHome@Com

OK!.!.!. I'll go ahead and give you the right order at least!.!.!.

Black: 00 00 00
Red: FF 00 00
Gold: FF CC 00

As far as I know all those speculations about what the colors mean are not true!.
They were only the colors of the Lützow Free Corps's uniform!. This uniform was then imitated by the Urburschenschaft in Jena!. The main part of the Uniform was black, some parts were red and the buttons were gold!.!.!.

About:
Lützow Free Corps: http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/L%C3%BCtzow!.!.!.
Urburschenschaft: http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/Urburschens!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Check out the Wikipedia link below, it is pretty much explained in detail there:
http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/Flag_of_Ger!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

They represent unity and freedom of Germany AND the people of Germany!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

red, black, and a kind of orangey colour!.Www@QuestionHome@Com