🇩🇯 The colours of Djibouti

Djibouti’s flag displays blue, green, white, and red. Blue stands for the sky, sea, and Somali people; green for the land and Afar people; white for peace; and the red star for unity, sacrifice, and the five Somali-inhabited regions.

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

• The blue stripe represents both the sky and the sea.
• Green stands for the land and the Afar ethnic group.
• The white triangle symbolises peace.
• A red star in the triangle stands for unity and sacrifice.
• The flag was first raised on 27 June 1977, Djibouti’s independence day.

The colours of the flag of Djibouti

Djibouti’s flag features two horizontal stripes: blue on top and green below. A white triangle sits at the flag’s hoist, pointing inward. In the centre of this triangle is a red five-pointed star. Each colour has its own meaning: blue is for the sky, sea, and Somali people; green stands for the land’s fertility and the Afar people; white is for peace; and the red star represents unity, those who died for independence, and the five regions where Somali people live. These explanations are drawn from the national anthem and official descriptions.

How the colours were chosen of Djibouti

Before independence, Djibouti used several different flags, including those of the Ottoman Empire, local sultanates, and the French tricolour during colonial rule. The current flag was first designed in the 1960s by a group seeking independence from France. It was officially adopted when Djibouti became independent in 1977, and was first raised by a police chief, Yacin Yabeh Galeb. The flag’s colours and layout were inspired by the independence movement’s own banner.

Official shades and rules of Djibouti

The flag’s design is clearly defined: two equal horizontal bands of blue and green, with a white isosceles triangle at the hoist. A red five-pointed star is centred within the triangle. The sources do not provide official colour codes or precise measurements beyond these proportions.