Author: Sexual Diversity
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Published: 31st Oct 2022 - Updated: 17th Nov 2022
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Additional References: LGBTQ+ Pride Flags Publications
Summary: Information regarding the Rainbow Gay Pride Flag designed by Gilbert Baker for the 1978 San Francisco’s Gay Freedom Celebration and still in use today.
Using a rainbow flag as a symbol of gay pride began in San Francisco, California, in 1978 and eventually became common at LGBTQ+ rights events worldwide. In the past, it's also been used as a symbol of peace. The rainbow flag symbolizes lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) pride and LGBT social movements. Also known as the gay pride flag or LGBT pride flag, the colors reflect the diversity of the LGBT community and the spectrum of human sexuality and gender.
Originally devised by artist Gilbert Baker, Lynn Segerblom, James McNamara, and other activists, the Rainbow Gay Pride Flag design underwent several revisions (see flag images below) after its debut in 1978. Although Baker's original rainbow flag had eight colors, from 1979 to the present day, the most common variant consists of six stripes: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet. The flag is typically displayed horizontally, with the red stripe on top, as it would be in a natural rainbow.
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The current six stripe version of the rainbow pride flag's LGBTQ+ colors have specific meanings. Each color represents and celebrates an aspect of LGBTQ+ pride:
The Rainbow Pride flag features six primary colors; red, orange, yellow, green, indigo, and purple/violet. The official Pantone® Matching System (PMS) colors are 1797, 716, 107, 356, 2748, and 2607. The table below also lists the codes of these colors in HEX, RGB, and CMYK format.
Rainbow Gay Pride Flag Color Codes | |||
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Red | HEX = #E40303 | RGB = 228 3 3 | CMYK = 0, 99, 99, 11 |
Orange | HEX = #FF8C00 | RGB = 255 140 0 | CMYK = 0, 45, 100, 0 |
Yellow | HEX = #FFED00 | RGB = 255 237 0 | CMYK = 0, 7, 100, 0 |
Green | HEX = #008026 | RGB = 0 128 38 | CMYK = 100, 0, 70, 50 |
Blue | HEX = #24408E | RGB = 0 77 255 | CMYK = 75, 55, 0, 44 |
Purple/Violet | HEX = #732982 | RGB = 117 7 135 | CMYK = 12, 69, 0, 49 |
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Other sexuality symbols can be found in our LGBTQ+ Symbols and Signs category. Our Guide to LGBTQ+ Flags, and our instructions for using LGBTQ+ Sexuality Unicode and Emoji Symbols.
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• (APA): Sexual Diversity. (2022, October 31). Rainbow Gay Pride Flag. SexualDiversity.org. Retrieved November 8, 2024 from www.sexualdiversity.org/edu/flags/1051.php
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