Colour news
FestivalsPhotos of the weekColour of the yearEvery 2027 Color of the Year We Know So FarFashion and designThe 8 Colors Fashion Girls are Building Their Fall Wardrobes AroundFestivalsIn India, Holi welcomes spring with a Festival of ColorsColour of the yearTom’s Watch Bar Partners With Dodgers Fan Club Pantone 294Craft and textilesMore clues to Maya blueCraft and textilesDesigners Say These 6 Unexpected Paint Colors Can Make Any Room Feel Instantly Warmer and More InvitingCraft and textilesMacron and UYBA Volley present the new 2026/27 Game SetCraft and textilesThe Souls I (Grafix Gold, Topaz, Chilli Red) (2010) by Damien Hirst - For SaleCraft and textilesBalenciaga Spring/Summer2027 Runway Dips Into ColourFestivalsPhotos of the weekColour of the yearEvery 2027 Color of the Year We Know So FarFashion and designThe 8 Colors Fashion Girls are Building Their Fall Wardrobes AroundFestivalsIn India, Holi welcomes spring with a Festival of ColorsColour of the yearTom’s Watch Bar Partners With Dodgers Fan Club Pantone 294Craft and textilesMore clues to Maya blueCraft and textilesDesigners Say These 6 Unexpected Paint Colors Can Make Any Room Feel Instantly Warmer and More InvitingCraft and textilesMacron and UYBA Volley present the new 2026/27 Game SetCraft and textilesThe Souls I (Grafix Gold, Topaz, Chilli Red) (2010) by Damien Hirst - For SaleCraft and textilesBalenciaga Spring/Summer2027 Runway Dips Into Colour
Rang

🇧🇴 The colours of Bolivia

2 meanings recorded, 1 colour tied to the country and 1 colour city.

Bolivia’s national colours are red, yellow and green, arranged in three horizontal stripes. Red stands for the bravery of those who fought for the country, yellow represents its mineral wealth, and green symbolises the land’s fertility. The Wiphala, a multicoloured flag, is also an official national symbol.

redThe courage and blood of Bolivians who defended the nation
yellowThe country’s rich mineral resources
greenThe fertility and natural wealth of Bolivia’s land

Where no official value is given, the swatch shows the colour family, not the exact shade.

  • Bolivia’s flag has had red, yellow and green stripes since 1851.
  • The Wiphala flag is an official national symbol since 2009.
  • Red, yellow and green each have specific meanings set by law.
  • The flag’s official ratio is 15:22.
  • The Wiphala must be displayed with the tricolour at state events.

The colours of the flag of Bolivia

Bolivia’s flag is made up of three stripes of equal size, with red at the top, yellow in the centre, and green at the bottom. The state and war flag adds the national coat of arms in the middle, while the civil flag is just the three colours. Official explanations say red is for the sacrifice and bravery of Bolivians, yellow is for the country’s mineral riches, and green is for the land’s fertility. These meanings are set by law and government decrees.

National colours of Bolivia

Alongside the tricolour flag, the Wiphala—a square flag with a chequered pattern of several colours—has been recognised as a national symbol since 2009. It is used on government buildings and by the air force, and must be displayed together with the tricolour at official events. The Wiphala represents the Indigenous peoples of the Andes.

How the colours were chosen of Bolivia

The current flag design was adopted in 1851. At first, there were no set proportions for the flag, but in 2004, a decree fixed its ratio at 15:22. The 1888 decree under President Pacheco first gave official meanings to the colours. In 2009, the Wiphala was added as a national symbol, and rules were set for how both flags should be displayed together.

Official shades and rules of Bolivia

The flag’s proportions are fixed at 15:22 by law. The civil flag is used without the coat of arms for public events, while the state flag includes it for official acts. Since 2009, the Wiphala must be flown alongside the tricolour at government buildings and ceremonies, with the tricolour on the right.

Where this page comes from

The facts in this overview come from the Wikipedia article "Flag of Bolivia", written by its contributors and used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence. Rang rewrote the text in its own words, with AI assistance, and compares every page with the article to make sure no passage is copied. It may be reused under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence with a link back.

What colours mean in Bolivia

Customs vary by region, faith and family; these are the meanings most often recorded.

Compare with another country
Red

The flag is red, yellow and green: red for the blood of the country's soldiers, yellow for its mineral wealth and green for the richness of its land.

Politics and protestCourageSource: Flag of Bolivia
White

The wiphala, a square flag of 49 small squares in seven colours with a white diagonal, stands for the Andean peoples. It has been a second national flag since 2009.

Politics and protestPrideSource: Wiphala

Colour cities of Bolivia

🇧🇴 The white salt flatSalar de UyuniThe largest salt flat on earth: a level white plain that becomes a mirror of the sky after rain.

Colours tied to Bolivia

FamilyRedOrangeYellowGreenTurquoiseBluePurplePinkBrownWhiteGreyBlackGold
KindBasic colourNamed shadePigmentDyeColour named from natureTraditional colourNational or team colourHeraldic colourStandard colourScreen colour
Made fromMineral or earthPlantAnimalSyntheticLight only (no pigment)
Brown Caramelo A caramel-coloured mongrel dog, seen as a symbol of Brazil and MexicoNamed shade · 🇧🇷 Brazil +4

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

The weekly palette

Every Monday: seven colours you may not know, what the world is wearing this week, and one idea about colour.