Flag of Gabon

Country

Flag of Gabon uses horizontal tricolour. Ratio 3:4 and current adoption August 9, 1960.

Hoist Ratio 3:4 Fly

Flag Reference

Flag	Flag of Gabon
Entity Type	Country
Official Name	Gabonese Republic
Identifier	GA / GAB
Region	Middle Africa

Flag Specifications

Current Adoption	August 9, 1960
First Documented Use	1960
Proportion	3:4
Shape	Rectangle
Colours	Green, Yellow, Blue
Construction	Horizontal tricolour

Documented Colour Values

Colour	HEX	RGB	CMYK
Green	#009E60	0, 158, 96	100, 0, 39, 38
Yellow	#FCD116	252, 209, 22	0, 17, 91, 1
Blue	#3A75C4	58, 117, 196	70, 40, 0, 23

Design and Symbolism

Green	the forests that cover most of the country.
Yellow	the equator and the sun.
Blue	the Atlantic Ocean.
Yellow centre band	The equator, which runs directly through the country.

Proportions

Ratio	3:4
Hoist	3 units
Fly	4 units

About the Flag of Gabon

Horizontal tricolour The recorded proportion is 3:4. Within this library it is grouped with horizontal tricolour designs.

Colours and construction

The reference palette stored for Gabon is Green (#009E60), Yellow (#FCD116) and Blue (#3A75C4). 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

Yellow centre band: The equator, which runs directly through the country.

History and adoption record

The design record traces first use to 1960. The adoption field for the present record is August 9, 1960.

Additional flag context

The green, yellow and blue bands are equal, and the yellow represents the equator, which runs through the country.

Gabon is one of very few African flags that avoids red entirely, and one of the few that does not use the Pan-African palette.

How to identify this flag

For quick identification, look for Horizontal tricolour, a 3:4 proportion and the visible yellow centre band. 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 — Gabon — Specialist vexillological reference

Other horizontal tricolour flags

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Facts about the Flag of Gabon

Gabon is recorded as horizontal tricolour.
The reference proportion for the flag of Gabon is 3:4.
The stored palette for Gabon contains Green, Yellow and Blue.
The adoption field for this country flag record is August 9, 1960.
The design record traces first use to 1960.
Its construction is grouped with the horizontal tricolour design family in this library.
Yellow centre band: The equator, which runs directly through the country.
The green, yellow and blue bands are equal, and the yellow represents the equator, which runs through the country.
Gabon is one of very few African flags that avoids red entirely, and one of the few that does not use the Pan-African palette.

Frequently Asked Questions about the Flag of Gabon

What does the flag of Gabon look like?

Horizontal tricolour, with a recorded proportion of 3:4.

What proportion is recorded for the flag of Gabon?

The reference proportion stored for this flag is 3:4.

Which colours are recorded for the flag of Gabon?

The reference palette lists Green #009E60, Yellow #FCD116 and Blue #3A75C4.

What do the symbols on the flag of Gabon represent?

Yellow centre band — The equator, which runs directly through the country.

When was the present flag record for Gabon adopted?

The adoption field in this record is August 9, 1960.

Which design family does the flag of Gabon 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 Gabon?

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.