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