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Proportions
2:3
Shape
Rectangular
Colors
#000000Black recalls the African ancestry of the people.
#CE1126 · Pantone 186 CRed represents the energy and vitality of the people.
#FCD116 · Pantone 116 CYellow is the colour of the rising sun, emblem of a new era.
#0072C6 · Pantone 285 CBlue symbolizes hope and the Caribbean Sea.
#FFFFFFWhite stands for the sand of the beaches (the soil-sun-sea-sand sequence, from the sun downward).
Symbols & elements
The rising sun symbolizes the dawn of a new era; its points evoke the six parishes and the island of Barbuda. The V-shape stands for victory.
Construction details
Proportions: 2:3. Red field charged with an inverted (V-shaped) triangle pointing downward. Inside, three horizontal bands: black, light blue (half-width) and white; a yellow rising half-sun sits on the black band. Designed by Sir Reginald Samuel, winner of a public competition, and adopted on 27 February 1967. The colour sequence black-yellow-blue-white (from the sun downward) evokes soil, sun, sea and sand.
Construction sheet
How the flag should be used and displayed with respect.
Specific rules — Antigua and Barbuda
Common conventions
Its coastline spans approximately 153 km of shoreline.
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