| Flag of Association of Southeast Asian Nations | |
| Nickname: | The ASEAN Flag |
| Use: | 100100 |
| Proportion: | 2:3 |
| Adoption: | 31 May 1997[1] |
| Design: | The ASEAN Emblem on a blue background. |
The Flag of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations or the ASEAN Flag[2] is one of the official symbols of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).[3] It consists of the official emblem of ASEAN on a blue background.
Set upon a blue background, ten paddy or rice stalks are drawn in the middle of a red circle with white circumference.
The colours of the flag are specified as follows:
| Scheme | Blue | Red | Yellow | White | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pantone 286 | Pantone Red 032 | Pantone Process Yellow | |||
| 34-85-158 | 227-49-49 | 248-244-0 | 255-255-255 | ||
| Hex | #22559E | #E33131 | #F8F400 | #FFFFFF | |
| 100, 60, 0, 6 | 0, 91, 87, 0 | 0, 0, 100, 0 | 0, 0, 0, 0 |
The official symbolism of the flag is detailed in the ASEAN Charter.
The stalks of rice represent the dream of ASEAN's Founding Fathers for an ASEAN comprising all the countries in Southeast Asia bound together in friendship and solidarity. The number of stalks symbolize ASEAN's ten members
The circle represents the unity of ASEAN.[5]
ASEAN's first flag was similar to the current one - it had six paddy stalks representing the five founding members (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand), plus Brunei Darussalam (joined on 7 January 1984) and the word ASEAN written under the stalks. The background was white instead of blue, the border of the circle along with the word ASEAN was cyan, and the circle was bright yellow. The stalks themselves were golden brownish in colour.
Indonesia
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Philippines
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Viet Nam