Flag of North Vietnam


The Flag of North Vietnam, also known as "red flag with yellow star", was adopted as the national flag of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam on 30 November 1955. It became the national flag of Vietnam following reunification with South Vietnam on 2 July 1976.

History

The flag was designed by Nguyễn Hữu Tiến, a communist revolutionary of the 1940 Cochinchina Uprising against French colonialism, when the flag was seen on the first time. The uprising failed, and Tiến was arrested and executed along with other leaders of the uprising. The Western heraldic blazon is Gules, a mullet Or. The five points of the star represents peasants, workers, intellectuals, traders, and soldiers working together to build a socialist state; while the red background represents the blood and toil of the people to achieve revolution.
The flag of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in the period of 1945-1955 was similar to the current flag of Vietnam but with the points of the star set at a more obtuse angle.

Colours scheme

The colors approximation is listed below:
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Colours scheme		RedYellow
Pantone1788Yellow 116
CMYK0, 83, 87, 150, 0, 100, 0
RGB218, 37, 29255, 255, 0
Hexadecimal#da251dff#ffff00ff