Lithuania’s national flag is a 3:5 horizontal tricolor of three equal yellow, green, and red bands, ordered from top to bottom.
Specification
The flag law identifies the tricolor as an official state symbol and requires its images to correspond to the standard Pantone reference and statutory proportions. The national flag is distinct from Lithuania’s historical state flag bearing the mounted knight.
Display colors
HEX #FDB913 / asset screen valueHEX #006A44 / asset screen valueHEX #C1272D / asset screen valueConstruction notes
Divide a 3-by-5 rectangle into three one-unit horizontal fields. The law requires correspondence with the approved standard image; the hexadecimal values above describe this local screen asset and do not replace the production color references.
Historical record
A commission of Jonas Basanavičius, Tadas Daugirdas, and Antanas Žmuidzinavičius approved the yellow-green-red design on 19 April 1918, and the Council of Lithuania accepted it as an interim national flag. The tricolor returned during the restoration of independence; legislation adopted in 2004 established the present 3:5 format.
Source trail
Evidence guide
The Seimas Law on the National Flag and Other Flags is the source for the specification claims: three equal horizontal bands, statutory proportions of 3:5 (hoist:fly), and correspondence with the approved standard image and Pantone color references. The Seimas history of the national flag supports the design chronology, distinguishing approval of the tricolor design on 19 April 1918 from establishment of the present format in 2004.
The displayed hexadecimal values describe the local artwork and are screen approximations, not production color specifications. No exact Pantone codes are supplied in this record; the displayed values should not be treated as manufacturing standards.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does this record mention both 1918 and 2004?
19 April 1918 refers to approval of the yellow-green-red tricolor design. Legislation adopted in 2004 established the present 3:5 format, which is the date reflected in record code LT-NAT-2004. These dates describe different milestones and do not imply uninterrupted use since 1918. The supplied historical account says the tricolor returned during the restoration of independence without specifying a restoration date.
Is the national tricolor the same as Lithuania’s historical state flag?
No. The national flag described here has three equal horizontal bands of yellow, green and red. Lithuania’s historical state flag bears a mounted knight and is a distinct design.