Flag of Chad

Country

Flag of Chad uses vertical tricolour. Ratio 2:3 and current adoption November 6, 1959.

Hoist Ratio 2:3 Fly

Flag Reference

Flag	Flag of Chad
Entity Type	Country
Official Name	Republic of Chad
Identifier	TD / TCD
Region	Middle Africa

Flag Specifications

Current Adoption	November 6, 1959
First Documented Use	1959
Proportion	2:3
Shape	Rectangle
Colours	Blue, Yellow, Red
Construction	Vertical tricolour

Documented Colour Values

Colour	HEX	RGB	CMYK
Blue	#002664	0, 38, 100	100, 62, 0, 61
Yellow	#FECB00	254, 203, 0	0, 20, 100, 0
Red	#C60C30	198, 12, 48	0, 94, 76, 22

Design and Symbolism

Blue	the sky, hope and the waters of the south.
Yellow	the sun and the desert of the north.
Red	the blood shed for independence.
Vertical tricolour	Modelled on the French tricolour, with Pan-African yellow replacing white.

Proportions

Ratio	2:3
Hoist	2 units
Fly	3 units

About the Flag of Chad

Vertical tricolour The recorded proportion is 2:3. Within this library it is grouped with vertical tricolour designs.

Colours and construction

The reference palette stored for Chad is Blue (#002664), Yellow (#FECB00) and Red (#C60C30). 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

Vertical tricolour: Modelled on the French tricolour, with Pan-African yellow replacing white.

History and adoption record

The design record traces first use to 1959. The adoption field for the present record is November 6, 1959.

Additional flag context

Chad and Romania fly what is effectively the same flag. Chad raised the matter at the United Nations in 2004 and no change followed on either side.

The blue was chosen to replace the green of the Pan-African palette specifically to distinguish the flag from those of its neighbours — an effort that ran into a European coincidence instead.

How to identify this flag

For quick identification, look for Vertical tricolour, a 2:3 proportion and the visible vertical tricolour. 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 — Chad — Specialist vexillological reference

Other vertical tricolour flags

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Facts about the Flag of Chad

Chad is recorded as vertical tricolour.
The reference proportion for the flag of Chad is 2:3.
The stored palette for Chad contains Blue, Yellow and Red.
The adoption field for this country flag record is November 6, 1959.
The design record traces first use to 1959.
Its construction is grouped with the vertical tricolour design family in this library.
Vertical tricolour: Modelled on the French tricolour, with Pan-African yellow replacing white.
Chad and Romania fly what is effectively the same flag. Chad raised the matter at the United Nations in 2004 and no change followed on either side.
The blue was chosen to replace the green of the Pan-African palette specifically to distinguish the flag from those of its neighbours — an effort that ran into a European coincidence instead.

Frequently Asked Questions about the Flag of Chad

What does the flag of Chad look like?

Vertical tricolour, with a recorded proportion of 2:3.

What proportion is recorded for the flag of Chad?

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

Which colours are recorded for the flag of Chad?

The reference palette lists Blue #002664, Yellow #FECB00 and Red #C60C30.

What do the symbols on the flag of Chad represent?

Vertical tricolour — Modelled on the French tricolour, with Pan-African yellow replacing white.

When was the present flag record for Chad adopted?

The adoption field in this record is November 6, 1959.

Which design family does the flag of Chad belong to?

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

Where can I verify information about the flag of Chad?

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.