Florida State Flag

U.S. state

Florida State Flag uses white field with a red saltire and the state seal. Ratio 2:3 and current adoption November 6, 1900.

Hoist Ratio 2:3 Fly

Flag Reference

Flag	Florida State Flag
Entity Type	U.S. state
Official Name	State of Florida
Identifier	US-FL
Region	United States

Flag Specifications

Current Adoption	November 6, 1900
Proportion	2:3
Shape	Rectangle
Colours	White, Red, Blue, Gold
Construction	White field with a red saltire and the state seal

Documented Colour Values

Colour	HEX	RGB	CMYK
White	#FFFFFF	255, 255, 255	0, 0, 0, 0
Red	#D21034	210, 16, 52	0, 92, 75, 18
Blue	#015941	1, 89, 65	99, 0, 27, 65
Gold	#FFB900	255, 185, 0	0, 27, 100, 0

Design and Symbolism

White	the field.
Red	the saltire.
Blue	the seal.
Gold	the sun rays.
Red saltire	Added in 1900, said to recall the Cross of Burgundy of Spanish Florida.
Seminole woman and steamboat	The state’s indigenous people and its rivers, beneath a sabal palm and a rising sun.

Proportions

Ratio	2:3
Hoist	2 units
Fly	3 units

About the Florida State Flag

White field with a red saltire and the state seal The recorded proportion is 2:3. Within this library it is grouped with saltire with an emblem designs.

Colours and construction

The reference palette stored for Florida is White (#FFFFFF), Red (#D21034), Blue (#015941) and Gold (#FFB900). 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

Red saltire: Added in 1900, said to recall the Cross of Burgundy of Spanish Florida; Seminole woman and steamboat: The state’s indigenous people and its rivers, beneath a sabal palm and a rising sun.

History and adoption record

The adoption field for the present record is November 6, 1900.

Entity status

Florida is classified here as u.s. state. That label describes the entity represented by the flag and prevents a territory, state or constituent area from being presented as a sovereign country.

Additional flag context

The red saltire was added to a plain white flag with the state seal in 1900, following a referendum; the plain version had reportedly been mistaken for a flag of surrender when hanging limp.

The seal was corrected in 1985 after decades in which it had shown a headdress belonging to a Plains nation rather than a Florida one.

The sabal palm replaced a cocoa tree in the seal in the same revision — the original was botanically wrong for the state.

How to identify this flag

For quick identification, look for White field with a red saltire and the state seal, a 2:3 proportion and the visible red saltire. 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 — U.S. state flag reference — Specialist vexillological reference
USA.gov — state government directory — Government directory

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Facts about the Flag of Florida

Florida is recorded as white field with a red saltire and the state seal.
The reference proportion for the flag of Florida is 2:3.
The stored palette for Florida contains White, Red, Blue and Gold.
The adoption field for this u.s. state flag record is November 6, 1900.
Its construction is grouped with the saltire with an emblem design family in this library.
Red saltire: Added in 1900, said to recall the Cross of Burgundy of Spanish Florida.
Seminole woman and steamboat: The state’s indigenous people and its rivers, beneath a sabal palm and a rising sun.
The red saltire was added to a plain white flag with the state seal in 1900, following a referendum; the plain version had reportedly been mistaken for a flag of surrender when hanging limp.
The seal was corrected in 1985 after decades in which it had shown a headdress belonging to a Plains nation rather than a Florida one.

Frequently Asked Questions about the Flag of Florida

What does the flag of Florida look like?

White field with a red saltire and the state seal, with a recorded proportion of 2:3.

What proportion is recorded for the flag of Florida?

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

Which colours are recorded for the flag of Florida?

The reference palette lists White #FFFFFF, Red #D21034, Blue #015941 and Gold #FFB900.

What do the symbols on the flag of Florida represent?

Red saltire — Added in 1900, said to recall the Cross of Burgundy of Spanish Florida. Seminole woman and steamboat — The state’s indigenous people and its rivers, beneath a sabal palm and a rising sun.

When was the present flag record for Florida adopted?

The adoption field in this record is November 6, 1900.

Which design family does the flag of Florida belong to?

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

Where can I verify information about the flag of Florida?

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.