New Caledonia Flag

The New Caledonia flag shown here is the Kanak, or FLNKS, flag rather than a single uncontested sovereign national flag. In July 2010, the Congress of New Caledonia adopted a non-binding wish for this flag to be flown together with the French tricolour, and it has since been commonly seen in that paired context.

The design is closely tied to Kanak identity and the independence movement. Its blue, red, and green bands are usually read through sky and sea, sacrifice and political struggle, and the land of New Caledonia. The yellow disc is commonly understood as the sun, while the black flèche faîtière refers to a traditional Kanak rooftop spire.

Because the flag remains politically sensitive, careful descriptions avoid treating it as the only official national flag of New Caledonia. It is best understood as an important local and Kanak symbol that is often displayed alongside the French flag.

The colors of the New Caledonia flag are generally explained through Kanak and FLNKS symbolism. Blue is commonly associated with the sky and the surrounding ocean, giving the flag a strong Pacific setting from the top band onward. Red is often linked with blood, struggle, vitality, and the political history of the independence movement.

Green is usually connected with the land, vegetation, and ancestral ties to place. The yellow disc is widely interpreted as the rising sun, while the black emblem inside it represents a flèche faîtière, a traditional Kanak house-top symbol that carries cultural and customary meaning.

This page uses the colors from the selected SVG source, including the black outline around the yellow disc. Some reference discussions note that variants differ in this detail, so the color table describes this downloadable artwork rather than claiming one settled legal construction for every use.