Aromantic Spectrum

Experiences little to no romantic attraction toward others.

Definition

Experiences little to no romantic attraction toward others.

Flag

The green stripes are the complementary color of red (the color of romance) - green represents aromanticism as the conceptual "other side" of romance.

Stripe	HEX	RGB	CMYK	Pantone	Meaning
1	`#3DA542`	61,165,66	C:63 M:0 Y:60 K:35	n/a	Aromanticism / the aro spectrum
2	`#A7D379`	167,211,121	C:21 M:0 Y:43 K:17	n/a	The spectrum of aromantic experiences
3	`#FFFFFF`	255,255,255	C:0 M:0 Y:0 K:0	n/a	Platonic & aesthetic attraction; QPRs
4	`#A9A9A9`	169,169,169	C:0 M:0 Y:0 K:34	n/a	Gray-romantic and demiromantic people
5	`#000000`	0,0,0	C:0 M:0 Y:0 K:100	n/a	The sexuality spectrum (aro people exist across all sexual orientations)

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Etymology

Greek a- (without) + romantic.

History

Emerged within asexual communities online in the early-to-mid 2000s as people began distinguishing romantic from sexual attraction using the Split Attraction Model. Solidified as a distinct community identity with the current flag designed in 2014.

Demiromantic, one of the spectrum's sub-identities, has its own flag; see the Demiromantic flag.

Common myths

"Aromantic people are incapable of love." Aromantic people can love deeply - they simply don't experience romantic attraction.
"Aromantic and asexual are the same." Independent dimensions - a person can be aromantic and sexually active, or asexual and romantically attracted.
See the full comparison: Asexual vs Aromantic.