In the 2023 Utah Legislative session, the new Beehive Flag earned House and Senate approval, and then was signed into law by Gov. Spencer Cox on March 21. Thanks to all the Utah volunteers, flag lovers, students, voters, artists, and designers who joined the conversation.
At the top of the design, the blue stripe represents Utah’s wide-open skies and our lakes, as well as core principles such as faith, knowledge, freedom, optimism, and tradition. Blue serves as a backdrop of the design, and is linked to the background of the historic flag.
The rugged white stripe represents Utah’s snowy mountain peaks, which have cradled residents — including our state’s eight Tribal nations, who are still here and still thriving — from time immemorial. This color evokes peace and our state’s world-famous snow.
The red-rock canyon represents Southern Utah’s majestic landscape, which millions of people from around the world travel to see. The color symbolizes
perseverance, and nods to the red strips of the United States flag, but on the Utah flag the value of the red color is slightly warmer in hue.
A gold rim stands for prosperity, while the hexagon shape – among nature’s strongest shapes — cradles the beehive and represents unity and the strength of Utah’s people.
Source: https://flag.utah.gov/ |
