Articles on the flag of Honduras — history, design, official protocols of display, and contemporary events involving the national flag.
Honduras Flag
- Adopted
- 16 February 1866 (5 stars 1949; navy blue reintroduced 27 January 2026)
- Proportions
- 1:2
- FIAV usage
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Used as civil, state and military flag, on land and at sea.
- Official status
- ⊕Officially adopted by national law
- Colors
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#00148EPantone 281 C#FFFFFFPantone White - Designer
- Inspired by United Provinces of Central America flag (1823)
- Predecessor
- Flag of Honduras (turquoise variant, 2022–2026)
- Regulatory document
- Decreto Legislativo No. 71-1949; reform decree of 27 January 2026
- Design family
- Horizontal triband
- Blazoning
- Three equal horizontal bands of blue (top and bottom) and white (middle), with five blue five-pointed stars arranged in a quincunx pattern on the white band.
📅 Timeline
PredecessorFlag of Honduras (turquoise variant, 2022–2026)
Current flagsince 16 February 1866 (5 stars 1949; navy blue reintroduced 27 January 2026)