Flags with yellow
87 of the world's 194 national flags contain yellow, listed below from the most yellow-heavy flag to the least. Percentages are measured from a pixel-accurate scan of each flag. Yellow and gold most often represent mineral wealth, sunshine, or savannah. It anchors the Pan-African palette and many South American and Eastern European flags.
Turn this into practice: the flag pie chart game asks you to name the country from its colour breakdown alone, or try Guess the Flag.
Countries whose flag contains yellow
Brunei~54.3% yellow
Vatican City~51.9% yellow
Colombia~50% yellow
Ukraine~50% yellow
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines~46.9% yellow
Spain~44.9% yellow
Bhutan~43% yellow
Ecuador~42.7% yellow
Bosnia and Herzegovina~37.5% yellow
Republic of the Congo~37% yellow
Cameroon~34.5% yellow
North Macedonia~34% yellow
Jamaica~33.7% yellow
Belgium~33.4% yellow
Guinea~33.4% yellow
Mali~33.4% yellow
Romania~33.4% yellow
Uganda~33.4% yellow
Venezuela~33.4% yellow
Gabon~33.3% yellow
Germany~33.3% yellow
Chad~33.1% yellow
Lithuania~33.1% yellow
Guinea-Bissau~32.9% yellow
Myanmar~32.7% yellow
Andorra~32.5% yellow
Sweden~32% yellow
Ghana~30.5% yellow
Grenada~30.5% yellow
Togo~30.4% yellow
Benin~30.1% yellow
Barbados~30% yellow
Sri Lanka~30% yellow
Senegal~29.7% yellow
Bolivia~29.4% yellow
Mozambique~27.7% yellow
São Tomé and Príncipe~26.8% yellow
Rwanda~26.7% yellow
Ethiopia~25.1% yellow
Montenegro~25.1% yellow
Mauritius~25% yellow
Zimbabwe~23.1% yellow
Brazil~22% yellow
Comoros~21.5% yellow
Central African Republic~21.4% yellow
Moldova~20.7% yellow
Palau~18.7% yellow
Guyana~17.8% yellow
Seychelles~16.7% yellow
Bahamas~16.3% yellow
Eswatini~13.5% yellow
DR Congo~13% yellow
Tanzania~12.6% yellow
Timor-Leste~12.6% yellow
Kazakhstan~12.3% yellow
Burkina Faso~11.2% yellow
Solomon Islands~10.5% yellow
Vanuatu~10.5% yellow
Saint Lucia~10.4% yellow
Dominica~10.3% yellow
Eritrea~9.9% yellow
Kyrgyzstan~9.4% yellow
Saint Kitts and Nevis~8.1% yellow
Antigua and Barbuda~8% yellow
Mongolia~8% yellow
Vietnam~7.8% yellow
Papua New Guinea~6.4% yellow
Mauritania~6% yellow
South Africa~5.8% yellow
Philippines~5.5% yellow
Portugal~5.2% yellow
Angola~4.9% yellow
Turkmenistan~4.5% yellow
Tuvalu~4.4% yellow
Uruguay~3.5% yellow
Malaysia~3.3% yellow
Suriname~3.3% yellow
China~2.8% yellow
Liechtenstein~2.8% yellow
Cape Verde~2.7% yellow
San Marino~2.7% yellow
Namibia~2.6% yellow
Serbia~2.6% yellow
Tajikistan~2.4% yellow
Egypt~2.3% yellow
South Sudan~2.1% yellow
Guatemala~1.5% yellow
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Frequently asked
- How many national flags contain yellow?
- 87 of the 194 UN member-state flags contain a meaningful amount of yellow. Brunei's flag has the most, at about 54.3% coverage.
- What does yellow mean on a flag?
- Yellow and gold most often represent mineral wealth, sunshine, or savannah. It anchors the Pan-African palette and many South American and Eastern European flags.