South Yorkshire

The unofficial flag, that is used most commonly, of South Yorkshire, a ceremonial county in Northern England.

The design structure consists of a white line with waves and curves around ¾ in the flag. Above that, is a green background at the top of the background and below the line is a light pink background. To the right hand side of the flag and on the white waved line, is a logo and on the top of it is a white rose with a pink outline and at the bottom, stylised text saying SY.

Symbolism[]

Because this flag is unofficial, some of the information around symbolism regarding this flag may be lost.

The white wave that separates the two backgrounds could possibly represent the River Don that flows across the county which also played a significant role in the industrial development of Sheffield and Rotherham which is contained in South Yorkshire. The green background most likely represents the valleys and nature in the county but is split unevenly by the pink area which probably represents all of the buildings, cities and towns contained in the county although the reason why it is pink is unknown.

The white rose on the flag is the Yorkshire Rose, symbolising the county's location in the boundaries of the historical county of Yorkshire. The text on the flag reads SY, the county's initials which is stylised to form the stem of the rose.

Flag Colours[]

Color Name	HEX	RGB	CMYK	Color of
Medium Green	#20B14A	33, 177, 74	81%, 0%, 58%, 31%	Background of the top portion
Pale Grey	#FDFDFD	253, 253, 253	0%, 0%, 0%, 0%	The wavy line
Cranberry	#E04C7A	224, 77, 122	0%, 66%, 46%, 12%	Background of the bottom portion

Colour Variations[]

The South Yorkshire Flag has never been officially adopted or registered with the Flag Institute. Because of this, there have been a several manufacturer's variants on the market, with a variety of differences, especially in the purple/pink colors used on the bottom background field and the waving white river band separating the two major elements of the flag. Images of the flags:

This flag has a proportion of 3:5 and apart from having different hues of green and purple instead of pink, the flag is almost identical to the original.

Flag Colours[]

Color Name	HEX	RGB	CMYK	Color of
Seaweed Green	#32AC75	50, 172, 117	71%, 0%, 32%, 33%	Background of the top portion
White	#FFFFFF	255, 255, 255	0%, 0%, 0%, 0%	The wavy line
Tuna	#392F47	57, 47, 71	20%, 34%, 0%, 72%	Background of the bottom portion

This variation, alongside many others, are all alike expect for the green and pink or purple shades being different. This variation in particular has a purple-pinkish bottom with a green top.

Flag Colours[]

Color Name	HEX	RGB	CMYK	Color of
Medium Green	#22B04A	34, 176, 74	81%, 0%, 58%, 31%	Background of the top portion
White	#FFFFFF	255, 255, 255	0%, 0%, 0%, 0%	The wavy line
Warm Purple	#9F3894	159, 56, 148	0%, 65%, 7%, 38%	Background of the bottom portion

This variation has a mostly similar green top but a deep, rich purple tint.

Flag Colours[]

Color Name	HEX	RGB	CMYK	Color of
Medium Green	#22B04A	34, 176, 74	81%, 0%, 58%, 31%	Background of the top portion
Romance	#FEFEFE	254, 254, 254	0%, 0%, 0%, 0%	The wavy line
Dark Magenta	#7200A0	114, 0, 160	29%, 100%, 0%, 37%	Background of the bottom portion

This flag was given out by the government in 1986. Despite the modern design, the logo is on the left hand side of the flag. Not much else is different about it though. Note that because this is paper, some of the lighting is different and will alter the colours slightly.

Flag Colours[]

Color Name	HEX	RGB	CMYK	Color of
Sea Green	#399D80	57, 157, 128	64%, 0%, 18%, 38%	Background of the top portion
Linen	#F9F0E2	249, 240, 226	0%, 4%, 9%, 2%	The wavy line
Wine Berry	#512540	81, 37, 64	0%, 54%, 21%, 68%	Background of the bottom portion

South Yorkshire County Council Flag[]

Also known as the South Yorkshire Banner of Arms

This South Yorkshire Banner of Arms served as the Former South Yorkshire County Council (SYCC) Flag between 1974-1986. For the short 12-year period of time that the SYCC existed it was responsible for the county roads, public transportation, planning, emergency services and waste disposal.

The flag design consists of 2, 20°, 20° and 140° angled black coloured triangles at both ends of the flag, stretching top to bottom with half of the Yorkshire rose located inside it. In the centre, is a black rhombus with the same 20°, 20° and 140° degree angles but has another one of the triangles located on the other side and flipped. This contains the full Yorkshire rose. As the background, are alternating red and white zig-zag lines - 7 to be exact - with the pattern white, red, white, red, white, red, white.

Flag Colours[]

Color Name	HEX	RGB	CMYK	Color of
Platinum	#E3E2E0	227, 226, 224	0%, 0%, 1%, 11%	Zig-zag lines in the background and the main colour of the roses
Ferrari Red	#F51414	245, 20, 20	0%, 92%, 92%, 4%	Zig-zag lines in the background
Black	#010101	1, 1, 1	0%, 0%, 0%, 100%	The 2 triangles, rhombus in the flag and outlines on the roses
Citrine	#DED20C	222, 210, 12	0%, 5%, 95%, 13%	The centre and edge parts of the flowers
Olive Drab	#569921	86, 153, 33	44%, 0%, 78%, 40%	The light part of the leaves in the roses
Lincoln Green	#25600D	37, 96, 13	61%, 0%, 86%, 62%	The dark part of the leaves in the roses

Service Flags[]

Police Flag[]

The design consists of a dark, royal blue and in the centre is the South Yorkshire Police Logo. The logo has a crown on top, spikes going around a circle, with 7 high points and 8 spikes going to the next high point, the lettering SOUTH YORKSHIRE POLICE and finally in the centre, a white background with the Yorkshire Rose.

Symbolism[]

The blue background is associated with the United Kingdom police and the logo symbolises that it is South Yorkshire.

Flag Colours[]

Color	Color Name	HEX	RGB	CMYK	Color of
	Catalina Blue	#093073	9, 48, 115	92%, 58%, 0%, 55%	Background
	White	#FFFFFF	255, 255, 255	0%, 0%, 0%, 0%	The South Yorkshire Police Logo

Fire and Rescue Service[]

The design consists of a red background and in the centre of the flag, the South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service Logo. This logo has grey spikes that stick out of the shield - 8 high points and 6 smaller points in between. Inside the shield is at the top, a green background with the Yorkshire Rose, separating the bottom with the top, a blue wave and finally at the bottom, a black background with a torch that has an orange / yellow coloured flame.

Flag Colours[]

Color Name	HEX	RGB	CMYK	Color of
Grey Goose	#CECED0	206, 206, 208	1%, 1%, 0%, 18%	Spikes around the shield, base of the torch, outline of the blue wave and the Yorkshire Flower
Lava Red	#E31F25	227, 31, 37	0%, 86%, 84%, 11%	The background
Black	#000000	0, 0, 0	0%, 0%, 0%, 100%	Outline of spikes, shield and the background of the bottom part of the shield
Rich Blue	#0018E9	0, 24, 233	100%, 90%, 0%, 9%	The centre and edge parts of the flowers
Ao	#008011	86, 153, 33	44%, 0%, 78%, 40%	The light part of the leaves in the roses
Beer	#F2B318	242, 179, 24	0%, 26%, 90%, 5%	The flame of the torch and the middle of the Yorkshire Rose

Royal Auxiliary Air Force[]

Also known as the 616th (South Yorkshire) Squadron.

The flag design consists of the Union Jack in the top left corner and a light blue background. To the right of the flag, is the Squadron Insigna - the logo - which has a crown on the top and a compass design. On the outer edge of the insignia is gold ridge and inside that is curved lettering that says: 616 SOUTH YORKSHIRE SQUADRON 616 ROYAL AUXILIARY AIR FORCE. In the centre of the compass design is the Yorkshire Rose with an arrow through it pointing north-west, representing a compass. Below that, is a gold piece of lettering that says NULLA ROSA SINE SPINA which means no rose is without thorns.

South Yorkshire Royal Air Force Alternative

There is also a variation of this flag without the Union Jack.