What are the colors of Buddhist Flag flag?
The Buddhist Flag flag has 5 primary colors, which are blue, yellow, red, white and orange.
The table below has the common and popular codes of these colors in HEX, RGB and CMYK formats along with Pantone (PMS), RAL and NCS (Natural Color System). Please note that HEX and RGB codes are to be used for digital works and web pages (including HTML and CSS) while the CMYK values are for printers.
What is the meaning of colors in the Buddhist Flag flag?
Blue, yellow, red, white and orange, the five colors in the Buddhist Flag flag, stand for the spirit of universal compassion, the middle way, the blessings of practice – achievement, wisdom, virtue, fortune and dignity, the purity of dhamma – leading to liberation, timeless and the wisdom of the buddha's teachings, respectively. Also, specially in case of state flags, the meaning associated with the colors are generally endorsed by an official charter. However, at times the symbolism is simply understood by being descended from the culture of the land or has seeped so deeply into customs that, now, the two are inextricably linked. Please also note that there can be more than one meaning for the colors in the Buddhist Flag flag.
