These variations in shade eventually led to calls to standardise the colour of Scotland 's national flag , and in 2003 a committee of the Scottish Parliament met to examine a petition that the Scottish Executive adopt the Pantone 300 colour as a standard .
Eventually , this situation resulted in calls to standardise the colour of Scotland 's national flag . In 2003 , a committee of the Scottish Parliament met to examine a petition that the Scottish Government adopt the Pantone 300 colour as a standard .