Lesbian flag

Used on: Lesbian

Lesbian pride flag with its characteristic coloured stripes.

Designer: Emily Gwen · 2018

Designed to include the full spectrum of lesbian identities: butch, femme, trans, and non-binary lesbians.

Stripe HEX RGB CMYK Pantone Meaning
1 #D52D00 213,45,0 C:0 M:79 Y:100 K:16 n/a Gender non-conformity
2 #EF7627 239,118,39 C:0 M:51 Y:84 K:6 n/a Independence
3 #FF9A56 255,154,86 C:0 M:40 Y:66 K:0 n/a Community
4 #FFFFFF 255,255,255 C:0 M:0 Y:0 K:0 n/a Unique relationships to womanhood
5 #D162A4 209,98,164 C:0 M:53 Y:22 K:18 n/a Serenity and peace
6 #B55690 181,86,144 C:0 M:52 Y:20 K:29 n/a Love and sex
7 #A30262 163,2,98 C:0 M:99 Y:40 K:36 n/a Femininity

History

Labrys Lesbian Flag (Sean Campbell, 1999)

Violet background, inverted black triangle, white labrys. The labrys was adopted by lesbian feminists in the 1970s as a symbol of female power. The black triangle reclaimed a Nazi persecution symbol.

Lipstick Lesbian Flag (c. 2010)

Pink and red stripes with a lipstick mark, intended for femme lesbians. Criticized for excluding butch and non-binary lesbians; largely deprecated.

Sunset / Orange-Pink Lesbian Flag (Emily Gwen, 2018), current

Designed to include the full spectrum: butch, femme, trans, and non-binary lesbians. Now the most widely used lesbian flag.