The hoist triangle on Djibouti's national flag is white.
Djibouti's flag consists of two equal horizontal bands: light blue on top and light green below. A white triangle extends from the hoist, or flagpole side, toward the center. A red five-pointed star appears in the triangle, so the triangle itself is white even though it contains a prominent red symbol.
The flag was adopted on 27 June 1977, the day Djibouti became independent from France. Its basic layout draws on the flag of the Front for the Liberation of the Somali Coast, an independence movement active before statehood.
The colors carry national and regional meanings. Light blue is associated with the sky, sea, and Somali population; green represents the earth and the Afar people; white symbolizes peace. The red star represents unity, the blood shed by independence martyrs, and the five regions traditionally inhabited by Somali people. The triangle is sometimes mistaken for red because the star is visually striking.