Flag of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations

Association of Southeast Asian Nations

Proportion	2:3
Adopted	July 1997
Design	The ASEAN emblem on a blue background.

The flag of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations was adopted in July 1997, and consists of the official emblem of ASEAN on a blue background. The design of the flag derived from the Emblem of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

Design

Construction

Set upon a blue background, ten paddy or rice stalks are drawn in the middle of a red circle with white circumference.

The colors of the flag are specified as follows:

Scheme	Blue	Red	White	Yellow
Pantone	Pantone 286	Pantone Red 032		Pantone Process Yellow
CMYK	C100-M60-Y0-K6	C0-M91-Y87-K0	C0-M0-Y0-K0	C0-M0-Y100-K0
RGB	34-85-158	227-49-49	255-255-255	248-244-0

The ratio of width to length of the flag is 2:3. The ASEAN Charter includes size specifications for usage of the flag:

• Table flag: 10 cm x 15cm
• Room flag: 100cm x 150cm
• Car flag: 10cm x 30cm
• Field flag: 200cm x 300cm

Symbolism

The official symbolism of the flag is detailed in the ASEAN Charter. Blue represents peace and stability, red represents courage and dynamism, white represents purity, and yellow represents prosperity.

The stalks symbolize ASEAN's ten members.

The colors of the flag – blue, red, white, and yellow – represent the main colors of the national flags of all ten ASEAN member states.

History

ASEAN's previous flag was similar to the current one - it had six paddy stalks representing the five founding members and Brunei and the word ASEAN written under the stalks. The background was white instead of blue, the border of the circle along with the word ASEAN was cyan, and the circle was bright yellow. The stalks themselves were golden brownish in color.

External links

• ASEAN - Official description of the flag
• ASEAN Charter
• Flag of the World - Description at FotW along with history