What color is the cross on the national flag of Burundi? White. Burundi's flag is divided by a white diagonal cross, or saltire.
The cross separates four colored panels: red at the top and bottom, and green at the hoist and fly sides. At the center sits a white disk bearing three red six-pointed stars outlined in green. The white saltire symbolizes peace, while the other colors carry national meanings connected with hope, development and the country's struggle for freedom.
Burundi's first post-independence flag was adopted on 1 July 1962, after independence from Belgium. The flag changed during the transition away from monarchy, including the removal of the karyenda, a royal drum associated with the mwami, or king. The present design dates from 1967 in basic form, with its current 3:5 proportions set in 1982.
A common mistake is to identify the cross as red because red appears prominently in the flag. The cross itself is white; red and green fill the four sections around it.