Flag of Jamaica

CurrentSovereign stateISO JM · JAM

Colours

Named officially, no values given

The colours are named officially, 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.

ColourHEXRGB
green
#009B3A0 155 58
Widely used approximation · Name from Jamaican National Symbols
The shade of green is given as Emerald T8 17, British Admiralty Bunting Pattern.
gold
#FED100254 209 0
Widely used approximation · Name from Jamaican National Symbols
black
#0000000 0 0
Widely used approximation · Name from Jamaican National Symbols

Construction sheet

A gold diagonal cross (saltire) divides the flag into green triangles at the top and bottom and black triangles at the hoist and fly; the cross is one-sixth of the fly's length, and the proportion is 2 x 1.

Proportion (height:length)
1:2
Saltire width
One-sixth of the length of the fly
Triangles
Green top and bottom; black at hoist and fly

Source: Jamaican National Symbols

Sources

  1. Jamaican National Symbols. National Library of Jamaica. Accessed 4 Oct 2026.