The flag of Palau consists of a light blue background with a yellow disk in the center. Inside the disk is a black silhouette of a traditional Palauan boat called a "drua" with a white star above it. The dimensions of the flag are in a ratio of 5:8, and its geometric properties are rectangular. The color codes for the flag are:

• Light blue: Pantone 298C / RGB 0 103 165 / HEX #0067A5
• Yellow: Pantone 116C / RGB 255 211 0 / HEX #FFD300
• Black: Pantone Black / RGB 0 0 0 / HEX #000000
• White: Pantone White / RGB 255 255 255 / HEX #FFFFFF

The diameter of the yellow disk is 3/4 of the width of the flag. The height of the black drua is 2/5 of the height of the yellow disk, and the white star above it has five points.