Flag of Ethiopia
CurrentSovereign stateISO ET · ETH
Colours
Named in law, no values givenThe colours are named in law, but no numeric values are given for any of them. The figures below are conventional values in wide use. Each value shows where it comes from, so you can choose the right level of certainty for your project.
| Colour | HEX | RGB |
|---|---|---|
green | #078930 | 7 137 48 |
| Widely used approximation · Name from Flag Proclamation No. 654/2009, Federal Negarit Gazeta No. 58, 28 August 2009 | ||
yellow | #FCDD09 | 252 221 9 |
| Widely used approximation · Name from Flag Proclamation No. 654/2009, Federal Negarit Gazeta No. 58, 28 August 2009 | ||
red | #DA121A | 218 18 26 |
| Widely used approximation · Name from Flag Proclamation No. 654/2009, Federal Negarit Gazeta No. 58, 28 August 2009 | ||
blue (emblem background) | #0F47AF | 15 71 175 |
| Widely used approximation · Name from Flag Proclamation No. 654/2009, Federal Negarit Gazeta No. 58, 28 August 2009 | ||
Construction sheet
Three equal horizontal bands of green, yellow and red from the top, with a blue circular emblem at the centre. The length is twice the width.
- Proportion (height:length)
- 1:2
- Band order (top to bottom)
- Green, yellow, red
- Band widths
- Equal
- Emblem
- Blue circle, centred; its edge touches the midlines of the green and red bands
Source: Flag Proclamation No. 654/2009, Federal Negarit Gazeta No. 58, 28 August 2009
Sources
- Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (1994), Article 3. Constitute Project (English translation). Accessed 4 Oct 2026.
- Flag Proclamation No. 654/2009, Federal Negarit Gazeta No. 58, 28 August 2009. Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (Federal Negarit Gazeta), 28 Aug 2009. Accessed 4 Oct 2026.
- Flag and Emblem (Amendment) Proclamation No. 48/1996, Federal Negarit Gazeta, Year 3 No. 4, 31 October 1996. Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (Federal Negarit Gazeta), 31 Oct 1996. Accessed 4 Oct 2026.