Not played Vicky 2 in a while, but I quite like the red England use in EU3. Even better would be a really bold, bright red, like Coca-Cola cans, Royal Mail vans or, of course, the background of the traditional CoA. Not pinky-red, not orangey-red, but RED, proper loud and proud red like a poppyfield in full bloom, the blood of the French knights left on the field of Agincourt, or the spanked arse of a flirty strumpet in a harbourside pub![]()
For England, yes. For the British Empire, no. That is because for Vicky 2 Paradox clearly took their cue from contemporary maps, which depicted the British Empire with pinky-red as a colour.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Empire