Flag of Zambia

CurrentSovereign stateISO ZM · ZMB

Colours

Named in law, no values given

The 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.

ColourHEXRGB
Spectrum Green
#147F5520 127 85
Widely used approximation · Name from The National Flag and Armorial Ensigns Act, Chapter 6 of the Laws of Zambia (with the National Flag and Armorial Ensigns Regulations)
Union Jack Red
#D40829212 8 41
Widely used approximation · Name from The National Flag and Armorial Ensigns Act, Chapter 6 of the Laws of Zambia (with the National Flag and Armorial Ensigns Regulations)
Jet Black
#0000000 0 0
Widely used approximation · Name from The National Flag and Armorial Ensigns Act, Chapter 6 of the Laws of Zambia (with the National Flag and Armorial Ensigns Regulations)
Spectrum Orange
#F99815249 152 21
Widely used approximation · Name from The National Flag and Armorial Ensigns Act, Chapter 6 of the Laws of Zambia (with the National Flag and Armorial Ensigns Regulations)

Construction sheet

A green field with an orange eagle in flight above a block of three vertical stripes, red, black and orange from left to right.

Proportion (height:length)
2:3

Source: The National Flag and Armorial Ensigns Act, Chapter 6 of the Laws of Zambia (with the National Flag and Armorial Ensigns Regulations)

Sources

  1. The National Flag and Armorial Ensigns Act, Chapter 6 of the Laws of Zambia (with the National Flag and Armorial Ensigns Regulations). Government of Zambia, 4 Jun 1965. Accessed 4 Oct 2026.
  2. Constitution of Zambia (as amended to 2016). Constitute Project. Accessed 4 Oct 2026.