Flag of Bahamas

Country

Flag of Bahamas uses horizontal triband with a black hoist triangle. Ratio 1:2 and current adoption July 10, 1973.

Hoist Ratio 1:2 Fly

Flag Reference

Flag	Flag of Bahamas
Entity Type	Country
Official Name	Commonwealth of the Bahamas
Identifier	BS / BHS
Region	Caribbean

Flag Specifications

Current Adoption	July 10, 1973
First Documented Use	1973
Proportion	1:2
Shape	Rectangle
Colours	Aquamarine, Gold, Black
Construction	Horizontal triband with a black hoist triangle

Documented Colour Values

Colour	HEX	RGB	CMYK
Aquamarine	#00778B	0, 119, 139	100, 14, 0, 45
Gold	#FFC72C	255, 199, 44	0, 22, 83, 0
Black	#000000	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0, 100

Design and Symbolism

Aquamarine	the surrounding sea.
Gold	the sand and the other land resources.
Black	the vigour and force of a united people.
Black triangle	The enterprise and determination of the Bahamian people to develop the resources of sea and land.

Proportions

Ratio	1:2
Hoist	1 units
Fly	2 units

About the Flag of Bahamas

Horizontal triband with a black hoist triangle The recorded proportion is 1:2. Within this library it is grouped with horizontal tricolour with a hoist triangle designs.

Colours and construction

The reference palette stored for Bahamas is Aquamarine (#00778B), Gold (#FFC72C) and Black (#000000). 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

Black triangle: The enterprise and determination of the Bahamian people to develop the resources of sea and land.

History and adoption record

The design record traces first use to 1973. The adoption field for the present record is July 10, 1973.

Additional flag context

The design was chosen by a public competition before independence in 1973, and the winning flag was assembled from elements of several entries rather than taken from one.

The black triangle at the hoist points into the flag rather than away from it, a deliberate choice to suggest energy directed toward the sea and the land.

Aquamarine is unusual as a flag colour: only a handful of national flags use a blue-green rather than a true blue.

How to identify this flag

For quick identification, look for Horizontal triband with a black hoist triangle, a 1:2 proportion and the visible black 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 — Bahamas — Specialist vexillological reference

Other horizontal tricolour with a hoist triangle flags

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Facts about the Flag of Bahamas

Bahamas is recorded as horizontal triband with a black hoist triangle.
The reference proportion for the flag of Bahamas is 1:2.
The stored palette for Bahamas contains Aquamarine, Gold and Black.
The adoption field for this country flag record is July 10, 1973.
The design record traces first use to 1973.
Its construction is grouped with the horizontal tricolour with a hoist triangle design family in this library.
Black triangle: The enterprise and determination of the Bahamian people to develop the resources of sea and land.
The design was chosen by a public competition before independence in 1973, and the winning flag was assembled from elements of several entries rather than taken from one.
The black triangle at the hoist points into the flag rather than away from it, a deliberate choice to suggest energy directed toward the sea and the land.

Frequently Asked Questions about the Flag of Bahamas

What does the flag of Bahamas look like?

Horizontal triband with a black hoist triangle, with a recorded proportion of 1:2.

What proportion is recorded for the flag of Bahamas?

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

Which colours are recorded for the flag of Bahamas?

The reference palette lists Aquamarine #00778B, Gold #FFC72C and Black #000000.

What do the symbols on the flag of Bahamas represent?

Black triangle — The enterprise and determination of the Bahamian people to develop the resources of sea and land.

When was the present flag record for Bahamas adopted?

The adoption field in this record is July 10, 1973.

Which design family does the flag of Bahamas belong to?

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

Where can I verify information about the flag of Bahamas?

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.