Colombia Flag

How to identify it

Yellow, blue and red horizontal bands. The yellow band fills the upper half and is twice as deep as each of the other two.

Design and construction

Adoption and legal status

The current band proportions were codified by decree in the twentieth century after developing from the Gran Colombia tricolour.

History of the design

Yellow occupies half the flag’s height, while blue and red each occupy one quarter. The national civil flag carries no coat of arms.

Similar flags

Compare the details that separate these designs.

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  Ecuador

  Ecuador adds a detailed coat of arms to the centre; Colombia uses the same unequal yellow-blue-red bands without an emblem.

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  Venezuela

  Venezuela uses three equal bands and adds an arc of eight stars; Colombia has a double-height yellow band and no stars.

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