Flag of Colorado

Colorado

Use	Civil and state flag
Proportion	2:3
Adopted	March 31, 1964; 57 years ago (1964-03-31)
Design	Three horizontal stripes of blue, white, and blue. On top of these stripes sits a circular red "C", filled with a golden disk.
Designed by	Andrew Carlisle Carson

The flag of the state of Colorado consists of three horizontal stripes of equal width, the top and bottom stripes blue, and the middle stripe white, on top of which sits a circular red "C", filled with a golden disk. The blue is meant to represent the skies, the gold stands for the abundant sunshine the state enjoys, the white represents the snowcapped mountains, and the red represents the ruddy earth.^[1]

History[]

The flag was designed by Andrew Carlisle Carson in 1911 and adopted by the Colorado General Assembly on June 5 of the same year.^{[citation needed]} However, the legislature did not specify the size of the "C" or the exact shade of blue or red. Thus, some flags were in slightly different colors and had the "C" wholly within the center stripe. On February 28, 1929, the General Assembly added to the description of the flag that the blue and red would be the same color as the flag of the United States. On March 31, 1964, the legislature further dictated the diameter of the gold disc to be equal to the width of the center stripe.

An example of a Colorado state highway sign

In a 2001 survey of 72 state, provincial, and territorial flags conducted by the North American Vexillological Association, Colorado's flag was ranked number 16.^[2]

The Colorado state flag is also incorporated into the design of Colorado's state highway markers. Colorado is the only state to incorporate its entire, unaltered flag design into its State Route Marker.^{[citation needed]}

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  An Adirondack chair in Vail with a state flag design

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  The Colorado Rapids' alternate kit with a flag-inspired color scheme

See also[]

• Seal of Colorado
• List of Colorado state symbols

References[]

External links[]

• Colorado at Flags of the World
• Untold story behind Colorado's iconic state flag
• Meaning of the colors used in the Colorado state flag, the ten "significations" outlined in 1911

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