Flags by color · 8 flags
Green, Yellow and Black Flags
Jamaica is the only flag that uses just green, yellow and black. Seven more, including Tanzania, Guyana, Vanuatu and Zimbabwe, add other colors.
Flags that are only green, yellow and black1
Flags with green, yellow and black and other colors7
Which countries have green, yellow and black flags?
Jamaica's flag is a gold diagonal cross dividing the field into four triangles: green at the top and bottom, black at the sides. It was adopted at independence in 1962 and is the only national flag with no red, white or blue.
The other flags with all three colors are:
- Tanzania: green and blue triangles split by a black band edged in yellow.
- Vanuatu: red and green with a black triangle and a yellow Y-shaped band.
- Zimbabwe: seven stripes of green, yellow, red and black with a white triangle and a red star.
- Guyana: the Golden Arrowhead, a green field with a gold triangle, a white border and a black-edged red triangle.
- Dominica: a green field with a cross of yellow, white and black stripes and a red disc with a parrot.
- St. Kitts & Nevis: green and red triangles divided by a black band with two white stars.
- South Africa: a sideways Y joining six colors.
What do green, yellow and black mean?
On Jamaica's flag, black stands for the hardships faced, gold for sunshine and natural wealth, and green for hope and agriculture. Black, green and gold also appear in Pan-African symbolism.
Tanzania's flag, adopted in 1964 when Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged, uses green for the land, yellow for minerals, black for the people and blue for the sea and lakes. Vanuatu's Y shape represents the islands spread out across the Pacific, and its black stands for the Melanesian people.
Several of these flags were designed within a few years of independence, and they reuse a similar symbolic palette of land, sun and people.
Frequently asked questions
What is the black, green and yellow flag?
Jamaica. It has a gold diagonal cross over green and black triangles.
What does the Jamaican flag represent?
Black stands for the hardships overcome, gold for the sunshine and wealth, and green for hope and agriculture.
Which flag has a black diagonal stripe?
Tanzania has a black diagonal band with yellow edges. St. Kitts & Nevis also has a black diagonal band, with two white stars on it.
How many flags have green, yellow and black?
Eight flags in our collection contain all three colors: Dominica, Guyana, Jamaica, St. Kitts & Nevis, Tanzania, Vanuatu, South Africa and Zimbabwe. Only Jamaica uses exactly these three, because the others also add red, white, blue or light blue. Tanzania's list entry also includes a light blue band.
When was the Jamaican flag adopted?
The Jamaican flag was adopted on 6 August 1962, the day Jamaica became independent from the United Kingdom. It has a gold saltire that divides the flag into four sections, green at the top and bottom and black at the hoist and fly.