  We calculate color electric fields of quark/antiquark ($\bar{q}q$) and 3
quark ($qqq$) systems within the chromodielectric model (CDM). We explicitly
evaluate the string tension of flux tubes in the $\bar{q}q$--system and analyze
their profile. To reproduce results of lattice calculations we use a bag
pressure $B = (320 MeV)^4$ from which an effective strong coupling constant
$\alpha_s \approx 0.3$ follows. With these parameters we get a $Y$ shaped
configuration for large $qqq$--systems.
