Flag of Belarus

Country

Flag of Belarus uses red and green horizontal bands with a red ornamental pattern at the hoist. Ratio 1:2 and current adoption February 10, 2012.

Hoist Ratio 1:2 Fly

Flag Reference

Flag	Flag of Belarus
Entity Type	Country
Official Name	Republic of Belarus
Identifier	BY / BLR
Region	Eastern Europe

Flag Specifications

Current Adoption	February 10, 2012
First Documented Use	1951
Proportion	1:2
Shape	Rectangle
Colours	Red, Green, White
Construction	Red and green horizontal bands with a red ornamental pattern at the hoist

Documented Colour Values

Colour	HEX	RGB	CMYK
Red	#C8313E	200, 49, 62	0, 76, 69, 22
Green	#4AA657	74, 166, 87	55, 0, 48, 35
White	#FFFFFF	255, 255, 255	0, 0, 0, 0

Design and Symbolism

Red	the past, and the fight against fascism.
Green	the forests, fields and future.
White	freedom and the ornament.
Ornamental pattern	A traditional Belarusian woven rushnyk design from 1917, standing for the cultural heritage and the unity of the people.

Proportions

Ratio	1:2
Hoist	1 units
Fly	2 units

About the Flag of Belarus

Red and green horizontal bands with a red ornamental pattern at the hoist The recorded proportion is 1:2. Within this library it is grouped with horizontal bands with a hoist ornament designs.

Colours and construction

The reference palette stored for Belarus is Red (#C8313E), Green (#4AA657) 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

Ornamental pattern: A traditional Belarusian woven rushnyk design from 1917, standing for the cultural heritage and the unity of the people.

History and adoption record

The design record traces first use to 1951. The adoption field for the present record is February 10, 2012.

Additional flag context

The ornamental pattern along the hoist is a traditional woven textile design, and Belarus is one of very few countries to place a folk-craft motif on its national flag.

The current design was adopted by referendum in 1995 and is close to the Soviet-era Byelorussian flag with the hammer and sickle removed.

The white-red-white flag used between 1991 and 1995 remains in wide use by the opposition, so two flags are effectively in circulation.

How to identify this flag

For quick identification, look for Red and green horizontal bands with a red ornamental pattern at the hoist, a 1:2 proportion and the visible ornamental pattern. 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 — Belarus — Specialist vexillological reference

Facts about the Flag of Belarus

Belarus is recorded as red and green horizontal bands with a red ornamental pattern at the hoist.
The reference proportion for the flag of Belarus is 1:2.
The stored palette for Belarus contains Red, Green and White.
The adoption field for this country flag record is February 10, 2012.
The design record traces first use to 1951.
Its construction is grouped with the horizontal bands with a hoist ornament design family in this library.
Ornamental pattern: A traditional Belarusian woven rushnyk design from 1917, standing for the cultural heritage and the unity of the people.
The ornamental pattern along the hoist is a traditional woven textile design, and Belarus is one of very few countries to place a folk-craft motif on its national flag.
The current design was adopted by referendum in 1995 and is close to the Soviet-era Byelorussian flag with the hammer and sickle removed.

Frequently Asked Questions about the Flag of Belarus

What does the flag of Belarus look like?

Red and green horizontal bands with a red ornamental pattern at the hoist, with a recorded proportion of 1:2.

What proportion is recorded for the flag of Belarus?

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

Which colours are recorded for the flag of Belarus?

The reference palette lists Red #C8313E, Green #4AA657 and White #FFFFFF.

What do the symbols on the flag of Belarus represent?

Ornamental pattern — A traditional Belarusian woven rushnyk design from 1917, standing for the cultural heritage and the unity of the people.

When was the present flag record for Belarus adopted?

The adoption field in this record is February 10, 2012.

Which design family does the flag of Belarus belong to?

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

Where can I verify information about the flag of Belarus?

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.