Aroace flags represent identities and experiences across the aromantic and asexual spectrums. The best-known design is the orange, yellow, white and blue sunset aroace flag, but it is not the only flag used within the aroace community.
Other aroace spectrum flags include the 面向和平旗帜, 角旗 and several aroaceflux flags, each representing different experiences within the wider aromantic and asexual spectrums.
This guide explains the meanings, colors, hex codes and origins of the most widely recognised aroace flags, as well as how the different designs compare.
Aroace flags are community-created rather than officially standardised, and designs continue to evolve. This means there is no definitive list of every aroace flag in existence. The flags below are among the better-documented designs and variations used across the community.
Aroace 意味着什么？
Aroace is short for aromantic asexual.
Someone who identifies as aromantic experiences little to no romantic attraction, while someone who identifies as asexual experiences little to no sexual attraction. Aroace describes people whose experiences fall across both the aromantic and asexual spectrums.
That does not mean every aroace person has exactly the same experience.
Both aromanticism and asexuality exist on spectrums. Some people experience no romantic or sexual attraction, while others may experience attraction rarely, under particular circumstances, or in ways that differ from conventional expectations.
Aroace people can also experience other forms of attraction, including platonic, aesthetic, or sensual attraction. Some may have partners or queerplatonic relationships, while others may prefer not to pursue committed relationships at all.
The word describes attraction rather than dictating how someone lives, dates, or forms relationships.
What Are the Different Aroace Flags?
There are several different aroace flags because people within the aromantic and asexual spectrums do not all understand or express their identities in the same way.
"(《世界人权宣言》) sunset aroace flag is the most widely recognised general aroace flag. Other designs represent more specific identities, including oriented aroace, angled aroace and aroaceflux experiences.
| Aroace flag | What it represents | Creator or origin | 日期 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset Aroace Flag | A combined aroace identity and people across both the aromantic and asexual spectrums | @aroaesflags | 2018 |
| Oriented Aroace Flag | Aromantic and asexual people for whom another form of attraction is significant | @biaroace | 2018 |
| Angled Aroace Flag | People on both the aromantic and asexual spectrums who experience another significant form of attraction or orientation | @black-aros | 2019 |
| Aroaceflux Flag | People whose experiences across the aromantic and asexual spectrums fluctuate | Multiple community designs | 因情况而异 |
These are not competing versions of one official flag. They represent different ways people may describe or express their identities.
What Does the Sunset Aroace Flag Mean?
"(《世界人权宣言》) sunset aroace flag is the orange, yellow, white and blue design most commonly associated with aroace identity.
Tumblr user @aroaesflags published the flag on December 11, 2018. It was designed with aroace people who do not necessarily view their aromanticism and asexuality as two separate parts of their identity in mind.
The creator also explained that the design could be used by anyone who falls on both the aromantic and asexual spectrums.
Rather than simply combining the existing aromantic and asexual flags, the sunset flag uses its own color palette to represent aroace identity as something that can be understood in its own right.
Aroace Flag Colors, Meanings and Hex Codes
So, what does each stripe of the aroace flag mean? From top to bottom, here is the meaning and hex code of each colour.
| 条纹颜色 | 社区意义 | 十六进制代码 |
|---|---|---|
| 橙子 | Community and unity across aro and ace communities | #DD8A00 |
| 黄色 | Love and relationships outside conventional and amatonormative expectations | #E9CC07 |
| 白色 | Wholeness, including people who are aplatonic, nonamorous or not seeking a committed partnership | #FFFFFF |
| Light Blue | Aroace identity and the spectrum of aroace identities and experiences | #65B0DD |
| Dark Blue | Aroace identity and the spectrum of aroace identities and experiences | #213C57 |
Beyond the meaning of the individual stripes, the overall colour palette also has its own symbolism. The creator gave the two blue stripes one shared meaning, representing aroace identity and the range of aroace experiences.
What Does the Orange Stripe Mean?
The orange stripe represents community.
According to the flag’s creator, orange also reflects the place aroace people can have within both aromantic and asexual communities.
What Does the Yellow Stripe Mean?
Yellow represents love and relationships outside conventional ideas of romantic and sexual relationships.
This can include the many ways people build meaningful emotional connections that do not fit traditional assumptions about romance, sex or partnership.
What Does the White Stripe Mean?
White represents wholeness.
It specifically acknowledges people who may be aplatonic, nonamorous or otherwise uninterested in pursuing a committed partnership, while emphasising that people are complete individuals regardless of their relationships.
What Do the Blue Stripes Mean?
The light and dark blue stripes represent aroace identity and the spectrum of aroace experiences.
Using two shades reinforces the idea that there is no single way to experience being aroace.
Why Is the Aroace Flag Orange and Blue?
The sunset aroace flag intentionally uses different colours to the green of the aromantic flag and the purple of the asexual flag. According to the creator, blue sits between the aromantic green and asexual purple on the colour wheel. The orange sits between those colours in the opposite direction.
This symbolism reflects the flag’s purpose as a combined aroace design. The orange stripe represents unity across the aromantic and asexual communities. The blue stripes represent aroace identity and the diversity of aroace experiences. Rather than stacking or directly merging the aromantic and asexual flags, the palette creates a distinct symbol in its own right.
What Is an Aroace Spectrum Flag?
该术语 aroace spectrum flag can be used broadly when talking about flags representing people whose identities fall across both the aromantic and asexual spectrums.
The sunset aroace flag itself was designed to include a range of aroace experiences. However, more specific flags have also developed for people who want a design that reflects a particular experience within those spectrums.
These include oriented aroace, angled aroace and aroaceflux flags.
There is therefore no single separate design that every person must use as “the” aroace spectrum flag. Pride flags are community-created symbols, and people may choose whichever flag best reflects how they understand their identity.
Is There an Official or ‘Correct’ Aroace Flag?
有 no governing body that officially approves or standardises aroace flags. The sunset flag is widely recognised, but that does not mean other community-created designs are invalid.
Some aroace people use the separate aromantic and asexual flags, while others prefer flags representing more specific aroace identities, such as oriented aroace, angled aroace or aroaceflux. For example, oriented aroace, angled aroace或 aroaceflux. The flag someone chooses often reflects how they understand and represent their own identity.
The sunset aroace flag is the best-documented and most widely recognised general design, while oriented aroace, angled aroace and aroaceflux flags represent more specific experiences across the aroace spectrum.
Aroace Spectrum Flags and Variations
Several aroace spectrum flags have been created to represent more specific identities and experiences. The best-known examples include the oriented aroace, angled aroace and aroaceflux flags.
Oriented Aroace Flag
"(《世界人权宣言》) 面向和平旗帜 was created for people who are both aromantic and asexual but experience another form of attraction. Examples of these attractions may include aesthetic, sensual, or platonic attraction.
The original flag was created by @biaroace and published on 11 July 2018. The original post explained the symbolism of each stripe as follows.
| 条纹颜色 | 社区意义 | 十六进制代码 |
|---|---|---|
| Dark Blue | Shared aroace identity | #0E0E37 |
| Gray-Blue | Affiliation with the wider ace and aro communities | #80A3B7 |
| 白色 | The different orientations within the oriented aroace community | #FFFFFF |
| Teal Green | Non-romantic and non-sexual forms of attraction | #33B0A2 |
This design remains the best-documented flag representing the oriented aroace community.
Angled Aroace Flag
"(《世界人权宣言》) 角旗 represents people who are on both the aromantic spectrum and the asexual spectrum. These people also experience another form of attraction or orientation.
Unlike oriented aroace, the angled aroace identity can include people elsewhere on the aromantic and asexual spectrums. This can include people who experience some level of romantic and/or sexual attraction.
The term and flag were created by Tumblr user @black-aros (later @official-angledaroace) and published on 24 March 2019.......。 Aromantic-spectrum Union for Recognition, Education, and Advocacy (AUREA) attributes the identity and the original flag to this creator. Archived copies preserved the original explanation after the Tumblr post became unavailable.
| Stripe Colour | 社区意义 | 十六进制代码 |
|---|---|---|
| Bright Yellow | Part of the yellow palette chosen in contrast to the blue used on the oriented aroace flag | #FCDA4F |
| Light Yellow | No separate stripe meaning documented | #FCF298 |
| Pale Yellow | No separate stripe meaning documented | #F5F3BC |
| Light Brown | Adapted from the grey used on the aromantic and asexual flags for visual cohesion | #E9E3CC |
| Dark Brown | Dark accent replacing black for visual cohesion | #4A3F3E |
Unlike other flags, the angled flag places greater emphasis on its overall palette than on the individual stripe meaning.
Aroaceflux Flags
Aroaceflux describes someone whose experiences on both the aromantic and asexual spectrums fluctuate. These changes may occur together or separately. This means a person’s romantic-spectrum and asexual-spectrum experiences don’t always have to shift the same way or at the same time.
Unlike the sunset or oriented aroace flags, multiple aroaceflux flag designs circulate. No single design has become universally recognised. The version below was created by Tumblr user @astraldomination 于 October 2020 for people who identify as aroflux 和 aceflux. It is one of the best-documented community designs rather than an official or mandatory flag.
Because several aroaceflux flag designs circulate, readers may encounter different versions elsewhere.
Aroace Flag vs. Aromantic and Asexual Flags
The sunset aroace flag represents people who identify with a combined aroace identity, whereas the aromantic and asexual flags represent those identities and communities separately. Because people understand and express their identities in different ways, there’s no single custom for which flag to use.
Rather than placing the aromantic and asexual flags together, the sunset flag uses a distinct palette instead of the original colours. Its creator designed it as a standalone symbol representing aroace identity in its own right.
Because people’s experiences and identities vary, it is normal to encounter different aroace flags. Each reflects a different way someone may choose to express that identity.
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