Flag of Colombia

Country

Flag of Colombia uses horizontal triband with a double-width yellow band. Ratio 2:3, current adoption November 26, 1861 and design credited to Francisco de Miranda (original design).

Hoist Ratio 2:3 Fly

Flag Reference

Flag	Flag of Colombia
Entity Type	Country
Official Name	Republic of Colombia
Identifier	CO / COL
Region	South America

Flag Specifications

Current Adoption	November 26, 1861
First Documented Use	1810
Proportion	2:3
Shape	Rectangle
Colours	Yellow, Blue, Red
Designer	Francisco de Miranda (original design)
Construction	Horizontal triband with a double-width yellow band

Documented Colour Values

Colour	HEX	RGB	CMYK
Yellow	#FCD116	252, 209, 22	0, 17, 91, 1
Blue	#003893	0, 56, 147	100, 62, 0, 42
Red	#CE1126	206, 17, 38	0, 92, 82, 19

Design and Symbolism

Yellow	the gold of the land, sovereignty and justice.
Blue	the sea and the rivers.
Red	the blood shed for independence.
Double-width yellow	The gold of the New World, separated by the blue sea from the red blood of Spain.

Proportions

Ratio	2:3
Hoist	2 units
Fly	3 units

About the Flag of Colombia

Horizontal triband with a double-width yellow band The recorded proportion is 2:3. Within this library it is grouped with horizontal tricolour designs.

Colours and construction

The reference palette stored for Colombia is Yellow (#FCD116), Blue (#003893) and Red (#CE1126). 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

Double-width yellow: The gold of the New World, separated by the blue sea from the red blood of Spain.

History and adoption record

The design record traces first use to 1810. The adoption field for the present record is November 26, 1861. The designer is recorded as Francisco de Miranda (original design).

Additional flag context

The wide yellow band takes up half the flag's height, with blue and red each occupying a quarter — a proportion inherited from the flag of Gran Colombia.

Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador all fly yellow-blue-red horizontal bands for the same reason: all three were part of Gran Colombia until 1831.

The naval ensign adds a coat of arms to the plain civil flag; the version most people picture has no emblem at all.

How to identify this flag

For quick identification, look for Horizontal triband with a double-width yellow band, a 2:3 proportion and the visible double-width yellow. 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 — Colombia — Specialist vexillological reference

Other horizontal tricolour flags

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Facts about the Flag of Colombia

Colombia is recorded as horizontal triband with a double-width yellow band.
The reference proportion for the flag of Colombia is 2:3.
The stored palette for Colombia contains Yellow, Blue and Red.
The adoption field for this country flag record is November 26, 1861.
The design record traces first use to 1810.
Francisco de Miranda (original design) is credited in the dataset as the designer of the flag.
Its construction is grouped with the horizontal tricolour design family in this library.
Double-width yellow: The gold of the New World, separated by the blue sea from the red blood of Spain.
The wide yellow band takes up half the flag's height, with blue and red each occupying a quarter — a proportion inherited from the flag of Gran Colombia.
Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador all fly yellow-blue-red horizontal bands for the same reason: all three were part of Gran Colombia until 1831.

Frequently Asked Questions about the Flag of Colombia

What does the flag of Colombia look like?

Horizontal triband with a double-width yellow band, with a recorded proportion of 2:3.

What proportion is recorded for the flag of Colombia?

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

Which colours are recorded for the flag of Colombia?

The reference palette lists Yellow #FCD116, Blue #003893 and Red #CE1126.

What do the symbols on the flag of Colombia represent?

Double-width yellow — The gold of the New World, separated by the blue sea from the red blood of Spain.

When was the present flag record for Colombia adopted?

The adoption field in this record is November 26, 1861.

Who designed the flag of Colombia?

The designer is recorded as Francisco de Miranda (original design).

Which design family does the flag of Colombia belong to?

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