The ASEAN flag represents a stable, peaceful, united and dynamic ASEAN. The colours of the flag -- blue, red, white and yellow -- represent the main colours of the flags of all the ASEAN countries.

The blue represents peace and stability. Red depicts courage and dynamism. White shows purity and yellow symbolises prosperity.

The ten stalks of padi represent the dream of ASEAN's Founding Fathers for an ASEAN comprising all the ten countries in Southeast Asia bound together in friendship and solidarity. The circle represents the unity of ASEAN.

The specification of Pantone Colour
adopted for the colours of the ASEAN flag are:
Blue: Pantone 19-4053 TC
Red: Pantone 18-1655 TC
White: Pantone 11-4202 TC
Yellow: Pantone 13-0758 TC

For the printed version, the specifications of colours (except white) will follow those for the colours of the ASEAN logo, i.e.:

Blue: Pantone 286 or Process Colour 100C 60M 0Y 6K
Red: Pantone Red 032 or Process Colour 0C 91M 87Y 0K
Yellow: Pantone Process Yellow or Process Colour 0C 0M 100Y 0K

The ratio of the width to the length of the flag is two to three and the size specifications for the official flags are:

Table Flag: 10 cm x 15 cm
Room Flag: 100 cm x 150 cm
Car Flag: 10 cm x 30 cm
Field Flag: 200 cm x 300 cm