Flags by color · 25 flags
Yellow and White Flags
Only 2 flags use just yellow and white: the Vatican City and the US Virgin Islands. Another 23 flags include both colors with others.
Flags that are only white and yellow2
Flags with white and yellow and other colors23
South Africa 
Malaysia 
Bhutan 
Dominica 
Guyana 
Myanmar 
Uganda 
Bosnia & Herzegovina 
Mozambique 
Zimbabwe 
Seychelles 
Brunei 
Kiribati 
Antigua & Barbuda 
Central African Republic 
Comoros 
Eswatini 
Turks & Caicos Islands 
Caribbean Netherlands 
Niue 
St. Pierre & Miquelon 
Guernsey 
St. Barthélemy Which countries have yellow and white flags?
The Vatican City flag is split vertically into yellow at the hoist and white on the fly side, with the papal tiara and two crossed keys on the white half. Its square shape is rare, and only Switzerland has the same proportion. The yellow stands for the gold key of heaven and white for the silver key.
The US Virgin Islands has a white field with a yellow eagle holding an olive branch and three arrows, a shield, and the letters V and I on either side.
Many more flags use both colors with others. Brunei, Bhutan, Guernsey and Niue have yellow fields or accents. The Central African Republic, Comoros, Kiribati, Malaysia, Myanmar, Seychelles, Mozambique, Uganda and Eswatini combine them with blue, red or green. Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Caribbean Netherlands, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Turks and Caicos, Dominica, Guyana, South Africa and Zimbabwe also contain both.
Why are yellow and white used on flags?
Yellow and white are the colors of gold and silver in heraldry, so they often stand for wealth, faith or royal power. Papal colors are the best-known case: in 1808 Pope Pius VII had troops replace red with white in the yellow-red papal colors, and the Vatican flag is modeled on that yellow and white flag.
For other flags, yellow represents the sun or sand and white represents peace, so the pair suits countries with sun-bright landscapes.
How can you tell these flags apart?
The Vatican City flag is square and split vertically, with yellow on the hoist side. The US Virgin Islands is a white rectangle with a large eagle. Flags that merely contain both colors are easy to tell apart by their main field: yellow for Brunei and Niue, blue for Kiribati, red for Malaysia, and green for Dominica. Use the grid above to check.
Frequently asked questions
What country has a yellow and white flag?
The Vatican City has a vertical yellow and white flag with the papal keys and tiara.
What does the Vatican flag mean?
The yellow half stands for the gold key and the white half for the silver key, with the crossed keys and tiara of the papacy.
Which yellow and white flag is not a country?
The US Virgin Islands, a US territory, has a white flag with a yellow eagle.
How many flags have yellow and white?
25 flags in our data contain both yellow and white. Only Vatican City and the US Virgin Islands use just those two colors. The other 23 add colors such as red, blue, green or black. Browse every color combination in our flags by color guide.
Which North American flags have yellow and white?
Seven North American flags contain both: Antigua & Barbuda, St. Barthélemy, Caribbean Netherlands, Dominica, St. Pierre & Miquelon, Turks & Caicos Islands and US Virgin Islands. Only the US Virgin Islands uses just yellow and white. Browse every color combination in our flags by color guide.
Which European flags have yellow and white?
Three European flags contain both: Bosnia & Herzegovina, Guernsey and Vatican City. Only Vatican City uses just yellow and white, while the Bosnian flag adds blue and the Guernsey flag adds red. Browse every color combination in our flags by color guide.