Wash. Admin. Code § 434-04-017

Current through Register Vol. 24-23, December 1, 2024

Section 434-04-017 - Description of seal for use on state flags

(1) Each flag shall have official identical seals, one on each side of the flag, and so placed that the center of each seal shall be centered on each side of the flag. The seal may have a serrated edge;

(2) The size of the seal to be used shall be in proportion to the size of the flag as follows:

Flag	Size Diameter of State Seal:
3' x 5'	19"
4' x 6'	25"
5' x 8'	31"

In all the other instances, the ratio of the seal diameter to the length of the flag shall be 1:3; and the ratio of the flag height to flag width shall be 1:1.6;

(3) The following color references for textiles are by cable number in the Standard Color Reference of America, Tenth Edition of The Color Association of the United States, Inc., New York, New York

Flag Color	Cable Color (Textile)	Pantone Color (Process CMYK Printing)
Flag Background	Irish Green 80210	PMS DS-268-1
State Seal Background	Oriental Blue 80176	PMS DS-226-3
State Seal (portrait, lettering, outer and inner rings)	Black	PMS Process Black
State Seal Gold	Spanish Yellow 80068	PMS DS-5-4
Fringe (if any) Gold	Spanish Yellow 80068	PMS DS-5-4
George Washington's Face	Eggshell 80004	PMS DS-5-9

(4) All textile colors shall be of colorfast washable dyes;

(5) The flag may be flown or displayed in its entirety as described herein; the state seal shall not be expropriated from the flag for any other use and such expropriation is regulated by the statutes (chapter 43.04 RCW) and administrative rules (chapter 434-04 WAC) governing the use of the Washington state seal.

Wash. Admin. Code § 434-04-017

Statutory Authority: RCW 43.04.040 and 34.05.350. 05-15-018, § 434-04-017, filed 7/7/05, effective 8/7/05. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.04.040(4). 89-20-031, § 434-04-017, filed 9/29/89, effective 10/30/89.