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title: "Flag of Honduras: colours and meaning"
description: "What every colour and symbol on the Honduras flag stands for, its official 1:2 ratio, and the year the current design was adopted."
url: https://atoneplace.net/flag/honduras/
site: "At One Place"
---

# The flag of Honduras

**The flag of Honduras: Three horizontal bands of turquoise, white and turquoise, with five turquoise five-pointed stars arranged in an X on the white band.**

Ratio 1:2 · current design adopted 1866

In January 2022 a presidential decree changed the flag's blue from the traditional dark cobalt to turquoise, and both versions are now in circulation — the older shade is still flying on many buildings, and reference images disagree depending on when they were made. The five stars are the reason Honduras is identifiable at a glance among the Central American flags: no other member of the family uses them. Their X arrangement dates from 1866. The state coat of arms appears on official documents but not on the flag.

## Flags it gets confused with

| Flag | How to tell them apart |
| --- | --- |
| El Salvador and Nicaragua | Both carry a coat of arms on the white band rather than five stars. |

## What the colours mean

*Flag laws usually specify a Pantone chip, a CMYK mix or just a colour name. Converting any of those to sRGB is lossy, which is why published hex values disagree.*

- **Light blue** (#00BCE4) — The two oceans and the sky; changed from a darker blue to turquoise in 2022
- **White** (#FFFFFF) — Peace and prosperity

## The symbols on it

| What | What it stands for |
| --- | --- |
| Five stars | The five states of the former Central American federation, and the hope it might be restored |

- **Ratio:** 1:2
- **Current design adopted:** 1866
- **Colours:** light blue, white

> Two blues are officially in use: the pre-2022 cobalt, around #0073CF, and the turquoise decreed in 2022, around #00BCE4.

## Common questions

### What does the flag of Honduras look like?

Three horizontal bands of turquoise, white and turquoise, with five turquoise five-pointed stars arranged in an X on the white band.

### What do the colours of the Honduras flag mean?

Light blue: the two oceans and the sky; changed from a darker blue to turquoise in 2022. White: peace and prosperity.

### How do you tell the Honduras flag from the El Salvador and Nicaragua one?

Both carry a coat of arms on the white band rather than five stars.

### When was the Honduras flag adopted?

The current design dates from 1866, and its official ratio is 1:2.

## Related pages

- [Honduras](https://atoneplace.net/country/honduras/)
- [Every flag with light blue in it](https://atoneplace.net/flag/colour/light blue/)
- [The flag of Luxembourg](https://atoneplace.net/flag/luxembourg/)
- [The flag of Fiji](https://atoneplace.net/flag/fiji/)
- [The flag of Palau](https://atoneplace.net/flag/palau/)
- [The flag of San Marino](https://atoneplace.net/flag/san-marino/)

## Sources

- Typical range compiled from manufacturer specifications — At One Place (/about/)