Flag of Uganda

Country

Flag of Uganda uses six horizontal bands with a central white disc and a grey crowned crane. Ratio 2:3, current adoption October 9, 1962 and design credited to Grace Ibingira.

Hoist Ratio 2:3 Fly

Flag Reference

Flag	Flag of Uganda
Entity Type	Country
Official Name	Republic of Uganda
Identifier	UG / UGA
Region	Eastern Africa

Flag Specifications

Current Adoption	October 9, 1962
First Documented Use	1962
Proportion	2:3
Shape	Rectangle
Colours	Black, Yellow, Red
Designer	Grace Ibingira
Construction	Six horizontal bands with a central white disc and a grey crowned crane

Documented Colour Values

Colour	HEX	RGB	CMYK
Black	#000000	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0, 100
Yellow	#FCDC04	252, 220, 4	0, 13, 98, 1
Red	#D90000	217, 0, 0	0, 100, 100, 15

Design and Symbolism

Black	the African people.
Yellow	the African sun.
Red	African brotherhood — the red of blood common to all people.
Grey crowned crane	The national bird, shown with one leg raised to suggest a nation moving forward.

Proportions

Ratio	2:3
Hoist	2 units
Fly	3 units

About the Flag of Uganda

Six horizontal bands with a central white disc and a grey crowned crane The recorded proportion is 2:3. Within this library it is grouped with horizontal bands with a central emblem designs.

Colours and construction

The reference palette stored for Uganda is Black (#000000), Yellow (#FCDC04) and Red (#D90000). 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

Grey crowned crane: The national bird, shown with one leg raised to suggest a nation moving forward.

History and adoption record

The design record traces first use to 1962. The adoption field for the present record is October 9, 1962. The designer is recorded as Grace Ibingira.

Additional flag context

The grey crowned crane in the white disc is shown with one leg raised, conventionally read as the nation moving forward.

The six bands are the party colours of the Uganda People's Congress, which won the pre-independence election; the black, yellow and red also stand for the people, sunshine and brotherhood.

How to identify this flag

For quick identification, look for Six horizontal bands with a central white disc and a grey crowned crane, a 2:3 proportion and the visible grey crowned crane. 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 — Uganda — Specialist vexillological reference

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Facts about the Flag of Uganda

Uganda is recorded as six horizontal bands with a central white disc and a grey crowned crane.
The reference proportion for the flag of Uganda is 2:3.
The stored palette for Uganda contains Black, Yellow and Red.
The adoption field for this country flag record is October 9, 1962.
The design record traces first use to 1962.
Grace Ibingira is credited in the dataset as the designer of the flag.
Its construction is grouped with the horizontal bands with a central emblem design family in this library.
Grey crowned crane: The national bird, shown with one leg raised to suggest a nation moving forward.
The grey crowned crane in the white disc is shown with one leg raised, conventionally read as the nation moving forward.
The six bands are the party colours of the Uganda People's Congress, which won the pre-independence election; the black, yellow and red also stand for the people, sunshine and brotherhood.

Frequently Asked Questions about the Flag of Uganda

What does the flag of Uganda look like?

Six horizontal bands with a central white disc and a grey crowned crane, with a recorded proportion of 2:3.

What proportion is recorded for the flag of Uganda?

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

Which colours are recorded for the flag of Uganda?

The reference palette lists Black #000000, Yellow #FCDC04 and Red #D90000.

What do the symbols on the flag of Uganda represent?

Grey crowned crane — The national bird, shown with one leg raised to suggest a nation moving forward.

When was the present flag record for Uganda adopted?

The adoption field in this record is October 9, 1962.

Who designed the flag of Uganda?

The designer is recorded as Grace Ibingira.

Which design family does the flag of Uganda belong to?

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