File:Flag of Zambia.svg

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Insignia

This image shows a flag, a coat of arms, a seal or some other official insignia. The use of such symbols is restricted in many countries. These restrictions are independent of the copyright status.

Other versions

The flag of Zambia according to the correct Pantone colours.

SVG development

The SVG code is valid.

This flag was created with Inkscape, and then manually edited.

Colors

Colours scheme	Green	Red	Black	Orange/Eagle
RGB	20, 127, 85	212, 8, 41	0 0 0	249, 152, 21
Hexadecimal	#147F55	#D40829	#000000	#F99815
CMYK	84, 0, 33, 50	0, 86, 93, 13	0, 0, 0, 100	0, 39, 92, 2

File history

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	08:13, 24 August 2025	900 × 600 (5 KB)	Kaim Amin	The lighter green has no source. But darker green matches the photographs. We can discuss whether to use the lighter green or not.
	06:51, 24 August 2025	900 × 600 (5 KB)	ErrrrrWhat	Reverted to version as of 01:24, 5 December 2022 (UTC) I started a discussion, and Zscout370 replied to me with "So from the law about the national flag, this is the color set that I have on file: " Green with an orange coloured eagle in flight over a rectangular block of three vertical stripes coloured from left to right in red, black and orange; of overall dimensions 3:2; and to the following colour specifications: (a) "Spectrum Green", British Colour Council Shade reference 100. (b) "Union...
	10:07, 20 August 2025	900 × 600 (5 KB)	Kaim Amin	Colors corrected per article
	01:24, 5 December 2022	900 × 600 (5 KB)	MapGrid	Synced with File:Flag of Zambia (construction sheet).svg; this fixes a small imperfection in one of the bird's feathers. Restored line feed and tab characters; please do not remove them again.
	01:08, 5 December 2022	900 × 600 (7 KB)	VexilAlpaca	Reducing code
	14:53, 9 January 2022	900 × 600 (13 KB)	Mike Rohsopht	fixed
	19:49, 7 January 2022	2,100 × 1,400 (13 KB)	Rkt2312	Reverted to version as of 11:38, 24 December 2018 (UTC)
	19:06, 7 January 2022	900 × 600 (13 KB)	Mike Rohsopht	to eliminate any possibility of colour bleed
	11:38, 24 December 2018	2,100 × 1,400 (13 KB)	Tcfc2349	fixed code
	11:32, 24 December 2018	2,100 × 1,400 (13 KB)	Tcfc2349	fixed code