Flag of Bulgaria

Country

Flag of Bulgaria uses horizontal tricolour. Ratio 3:5 and current adoption July 12, 1991.

Hoist Ratio 3:5 Fly

Flag Reference

Flag	Flag of Bulgaria
Entity Type	Country
Official Name	Republic of Bulgaria
Identifier	BG / BGR
Region	Southeast Europe

Flag Specifications

Current Adoption	July 12, 1991
First Documented Use	1879
Proportion	3:5
Shape	Rectangle
Colours	White, Green, Red
Construction	Horizontal tricolour

Documented Colour Values

Colour	HEX	RGB	CMYK
White	#FFFFFF	255, 255, 255	0, 0, 0, 0
Green	#00966E	0, 150, 110	100, 0, 27, 41
Red	#D62612	214, 38, 18	0, 82, 92, 16

Design and Symbolism

White	peace and freedom.
Green	the fertility of the land and agriculture.
Red	the courage and blood of the people.
Pan-Slavic colours	The Russian tricolour with green replacing blue, marking the country’s farming heritage.

Proportions

Ratio	3:5
Hoist	3 units
Fly	5 units

About the Flag of Bulgaria

Horizontal tricolour The recorded proportion is 3:5. Within this library it is grouped with horizontal tricolour designs.

Colours and construction

The reference palette stored for Bulgaria is White (#FFFFFF), Green (#00966E) and Red (#D62612). 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

Pan-Slavic colours: The Russian tricolour with green replacing blue, marking the country’s farming heritage.

History and adoption record

The design record traces first use to 1879. The adoption field for the present record is July 12, 1991.

Additional flag context

The white, green and red replaced the Russian-influenced white, blue and red in 1879, with green substituted for blue as a distinctly Bulgarian choice.

A version bearing the state coat of arms in the upper hoist was used under the People's Republic; the plain tricolour was restored in 1990.

How to identify this flag

For quick identification, look for Horizontal tricolour, a 3:5 proportion and the visible pan-Slavic colours. 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 — Bulgaria — Specialist vexillological reference

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Facts about the Flag of Bulgaria

Bulgaria is recorded as horizontal tricolour.
The reference proportion for the flag of Bulgaria is 3:5.
The stored palette for Bulgaria contains White, Green and Red.
The adoption field for this country flag record is July 12, 1991.
The design record traces first use to 1879.
Its construction is grouped with the horizontal tricolour design family in this library.
Pan-Slavic colours: The Russian tricolour with green replacing blue, marking the country’s farming heritage.
The white, green and red replaced the Russian-influenced white, blue and red in 1879, with green substituted for blue as a distinctly Bulgarian choice.
A version bearing the state coat of arms in the upper hoist was used under the People's Republic; the plain tricolour was restored in 1990.

Frequently Asked Questions about the Flag of Bulgaria

What does the flag of Bulgaria look like?

Horizontal tricolour, with a recorded proportion of 3:5.

What proportion is recorded for the flag of Bulgaria?

The reference proportion stored for this flag is 3:5.

Which colours are recorded for the flag of Bulgaria?

The reference palette lists White #FFFFFF, Green #00966E and Red #D62612.

What do the symbols on the flag of Bulgaria represent?

Pan-Slavic colours — The Russian tricolour with green replacing blue, marking the country’s farming heritage.

When was the present flag record for Bulgaria adopted?

The adoption field in this record is July 12, 1991.

Which design family does the flag of Bulgaria belong to?

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

Where can I verify information about the flag of Bulgaria?

The verification-source section on this page links to an official, governmental or specialist reference used to check the underlying record. Source wording is not copied into the article.