Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Country

Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina uses blue field with a yellow triangle and a line of white stars. Ratio 1:2, current adoption February 4, 1998 and design credited to Mladen Kolobarić.

Hoist Ratio 1:2 Fly

Flag Reference

Flag	Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity Type	Country
Identifier	BA / BIH
Region	Southeast Europe

Flag Specifications

Current Adoption	February 4, 1998
First Documented Use	1998
Proportion	1:2
Shape	Rectangle
Colours	Blue, Yellow, White
Designer	Mladen Kolobarić
Construction	Blue field with a yellow triangle and a line of white stars

Documented Colour Values

Colour	HEX	RGB	CMYK
Blue	#002F6C	0, 47, 108	100, 56, 0, 58
Yellow	#FECB00	254, 203, 0	0, 20, 100, 0
White	#FFFFFF	255, 255, 255	0, 0, 0, 0

Design and Symbolism

Blue	neutrality and Europe.
Yellow	the sun and hope.
White	the stars.
Triangle	The three main peoples of the country — Bosniaks, Croats and Serbs — and the rough shape of the country.
Cut-off stars	The stars run off the edges to suggest they continue without end, standing for Europe.

Proportions

Ratio	1:2
Hoist	1 units
Fly	2 units

About the Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Blue field with a yellow triangle and a line of white stars The recorded proportion is 1:2. Within this library it is grouped with triangle with stars designs.

Colours and construction

The reference palette stored for Bosnia and Herzegovina is Blue (#002F6C), Yellow (#FECB00) and White (#FFFFFF). The colour table above is intended for digital reference; where an issuing authority publishes a different colour standard, that specification takes precedence.

Symbols and recorded meaning

Triangle: The three main peoples of the country — Bosniaks, Croats and Serbs — and the rough shape of the country; Cut-off stars: The stars run off the edges to suggest they continue without end, standing for Europe.

History and adoption record

The design record traces first use to 1998. The adoption field for the present record is February 4, 1998. The designer is recorded as Mladen Kolobarić.

Additional flag context

The design was imposed in 1998 by the international High Representative after the country's own institutions could not agree, which makes it one of very few national flags adopted by external decision.

The blue and yellow were chosen partly to echo the European flag, and the colours were selected specifically to avoid association with any of the three constituent peoples.

The stars are cut off at the top and bottom edges to suggest that the sequence continues indefinitely.

How to identify this flag

For quick identification, look for Blue field with a yellow triangle and a line of white stars, a 1:2 proportion and the visible triangle. Use the comparison and design-family links on this page when another flag has a similar palette or layout.

Verification sources

Flags of the World — Bosnia and Herzegovina — Specialist vexillological reference

Facts about the Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina is recorded as blue field with a yellow triangle and a line of white stars.
The reference proportion for the flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina is 1:2.
The stored palette for Bosnia and Herzegovina contains Blue, Yellow and White.
The adoption field for this country flag record is February 4, 1998.
The design record traces first use to 1998.
Mladen Kolobarić is credited in the dataset as the designer of the flag.
Its construction is grouped with the triangle with stars design family in this library.
Triangle: The three main peoples of the country — Bosniaks, Croats and Serbs — and the rough shape of the country.
Cut-off stars: The stars run off the edges to suggest they continue without end, standing for Europe.
The design was imposed in 1998 by the international High Representative after the country's own institutions could not agree, which makes it one of very few national flags adopted by external decision.
The blue and yellow were chosen partly to echo the European flag, and the colours were selected specifically to avoid association with any of the three constituent peoples.

Frequently Asked Questions about the Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina

What does the flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina look like?

Blue field with a yellow triangle and a line of white stars, with a recorded proportion of 1:2.

What proportion is recorded for the flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina?

The reference proportion stored for this flag is 1:2.

Which colours are recorded for the flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina?

The reference palette lists Blue #002F6C, Yellow #FECB00 and White #FFFFFF.

What do the symbols on the flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina represent?

Triangle — The three main peoples of the country — Bosniaks, Croats and Serbs — and the rough shape of the country. Cut-off stars — The stars run off the edges to suggest they continue without end, standing for Europe.

When was the present flag record for Bosnia and Herzegovina adopted?

The adoption field in this record is February 4, 1998.

Who designed the flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina?

The designer is recorded as Mladen Kolobarić.

Which design family does the flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina belong to?

WorldFlags.online groups it with triangle with stars designs for visual browsing; that classification describes construction, not necessarily historical ancestry.