The eagle on Kazakhstan’s national flag is gold.
It is a soaring golden steppe eagle placed beneath a gold sun with 32 rays. Both symbols are centered on a turquoise field, while a gold ornamental pattern called qoşqar-müiız appears along the hoist side. The eagle’s position and metallic color make it one of the flag’s strongest visual features.
Kazakhstan adopted the current flag on 4 June 1992, following the end of the Soviet era. The design was created by Shaken Niyazbekov. The eagle draws on imagery associated with Kazakh tribes and symbolizes freedom, power and a flight toward the future.
The sun represents life, energy, wealth and abundance; its grain-shaped rays connect prosperity with agriculture. Turquoise has cultural and religious significance for Turkic peoples and also evokes the endless sky and water. A common mistake is to call the eagle brown or white because printed flags and photographs can alter the shade, but the official description identifies it as golden.