Flag of Bhutan

Country

Flag of Bhutan uses diagonally divided field with a white dragon. Ratio 2:3 and current adoption 1969.

Hoist Ratio 2:3 Fly

Flag Reference

Flag	Flag of Bhutan
Entity Type	Country
Official Name	Kingdom of Bhutan
Identifier	BT / BTN
Region	Southern Asia

Flag Specifications

Current Adoption	1969
First Documented Use	1947
Proportion	2:3
Shape	Rectangle
Colours	Saffron, Orange, White
Construction	Diagonally divided field with a white dragon

Documented Colour Values

Colour	HEX	RGB	CMYK
Saffron	#FFD520	255, 213, 32	0, 16, 87, 0
Orange	#FF4E12	255, 78, 18	0, 69, 93, 0
White	#FFFFFF	255, 255, 255	0, 0, 0, 0

Design and Symbolism

Saffron	the secular authority of the king.
Orange	the Buddhist spiritual tradition.
White	the dragon and the purity of loyalty.
Druk	The Thunder Dragon of Bhutanese mythology — the country’s name in Dzongkha means “Land of the Thunder Dragon”.
Jewels in the claws	The wealth and protection of the nation; the dragon’s snarling mouth is the strength of the deities defending the country.

Proportions

Ratio	2:3
Hoist	2 units
Fly	3 units

About the Flag of Bhutan

Diagonally divided field with a white dragon The recorded proportion is 2:3. Within this library it is grouped with diagonally divided field with an emblem designs.

Colours and construction

The reference palette stored for Bhutan is Saffron (#FFD520), Orange (#FF4E12) 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

Druk: The Thunder Dragon of Bhutanese mythology — the country’s name in Dzongkha means “Land of the Thunder Dragon”; Jewels in the claws: The wealth and protection of the nation; the dragon’s snarling mouth is the strength of the deities defending the country.

History and adoption record

The design record traces first use to 1947. The adoption field for the present record is 1969.

Additional flag context

The Druk, or thunder dragon, gives the country its name in Dzongkha: Druk Yul, the land of the thunder dragon.

The dragon grips a jewel in each of its four claws, standing for wealth, and its snarling mouth represents the strength of the protecting deities.

The diagonal division runs from lower hoist to upper fly, separating orange for the Buddhist spiritual tradition from yellow for civil authority.

How to identify this flag

For quick identification, look for Diagonally divided field with a white dragon, a 2:3 proportion and the visible druk. 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 — Bhutan — Specialist vexillological reference

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Facts about the Flag of Bhutan

Bhutan is recorded as diagonally divided field with a white dragon.
The reference proportion for the flag of Bhutan is 2:3.
The stored palette for Bhutan contains Saffron, Orange and White.
The adoption field for this country flag record is 1969.
The design record traces first use to 1947.
Its construction is grouped with the diagonally divided field with an emblem design family in this library.
Druk: The Thunder Dragon of Bhutanese mythology — the country’s name in Dzongkha means “Land of the Thunder Dragon”.
Jewels in the claws: The wealth and protection of the nation; the dragon’s snarling mouth is the strength of the deities defending the country.
The Druk, or thunder dragon, gives the country its name in Dzongkha: Druk Yul, the land of the thunder dragon.
The dragon grips a jewel in each of its four claws, standing for wealth, and its snarling mouth represents the strength of the protecting deities.

Frequently Asked Questions about the Flag of Bhutan

What does the flag of Bhutan look like?

Diagonally divided field with a white dragon, with a recorded proportion of 2:3.

What proportion is recorded for the flag of Bhutan?

The reference proportion stored for this flag is 2:3.

Which colours are recorded for the flag of Bhutan?

The reference palette lists Saffron #FFD520, Orange #FF4E12 and White #FFFFFF.

What do the symbols on the flag of Bhutan represent?

Druk — The Thunder Dragon of Bhutanese mythology — the country’s name in Dzongkha means “Land of the Thunder Dragon”. Jewels in the claws — The wealth and protection of the nation; the dragon’s snarling mouth is the strength of the deities defending the country.

When was the present flag record for Bhutan adopted?

The adoption field in this record is 1969.

Which design family does the flag of Bhutan belong to?

WorldFlags.online groups it with diagonally divided field with an emblem designs for visual browsing; that classification describes construction, not necessarily historical ancestry.

Where can I verify information about the flag of Bhutan?

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.