Demipansexual Pride Flag (2016, Pride-Flags)
Compound Identity Pride Flag ·
A 2016 compound design for demipansexual identity, published by the Pride-Flags archive on 14 May 2016 without an individual designer credit. It sets a full-height black hoist triangle, the demi-orientation convention, against the pansexual flag's bands. [1][2]
Key facts
- Designer
- Unknown
- Created
- Publication on DeviantArt
- In use
- 2016 to present
- Aspect Ratio
- 3:5 · standard
- Stripes
- 3
- Represented Identity
- demipansexual
Also known as
- Demipan Pride Flag
- Demipan Flag
- Demipan- Pride Flag
Status Variant
Archive categories Sexual & Romantic Orientation Pride Flags
Overview
No creator statement has been located. [1]
Pride-Flags published the design on 14 May 2016 at 21:32:24 UTC, a 5000 by 3000 file titled "Demipan- Pride Flag". The description defines both halves of the compound and names no designer. [1]
Identity & Context
- Represented Identity
- demipansexual
- Subcommunity
- a-spec and multisexual contexts
The deviation defines both halves of the compound. "Pan- attraction to all genders or regardless of gender." and "Demi-: An a-spectrum orientation where one does not experience attraction to a person until they have developed an emotional connection to them. There is no guarantee that this attraction will develop after an emotional connection is formed, but it is required in order for attraction to be possible." [1]
Creators
Associated Figure
Pride-Flags
Publisher and high-resolution rendering source
A DeviantArt archive of pride flag artwork. It published this 5000 by 3000 file on 14 May 2016 at 21:32:24 UTC, with definitions of the component terms and no designer credit. [1]
Attribution notes
The designer is unknown. The deviation defines the component terms and names no designer. [1] Pride-Flags published the file and supplied the high-resolution rendering; the account name does not imply authorship, and the archive's FAQ states that work it created itself would be identified in the post description. [3]
Origin
- Digital Origin
- Yes
No verified physical origin location. Without a confirmed location, Indigenous land context cannot be attributed.
Digital origin on DeviantArt. No physical origin is documented. [1]
Dates & Chronology
- Year Created
- Exact date
- Publication on DeviantArt
- Period in Use
- 2016 to present
Documented in the Pride-Flags archive and in later online reference resources. No formal organizational adoption and no direct usage source have been located. [1]
The demipansexual design was published on 14 May 2016 at 21:32:24 UTC and the demibisexual design on 15 May 2016 at 08:56:34 UTC, about eleven and a half hours apart, so they are neighbouring publications rather than same-day ones. [4][1]
Lineage
- Direct predecessors
- Demisexual Pride Flag, Pansexual Pride Flag
- Indirect influences
- Asexual Pride Flag
Two documented visual sources. The Pansexual Pride Flag supplies the bands, measured identical to its palette. The demisexual flag supplies the hoist-triangle convention, though only the black element is present here. [2][1]
Lineage tree
Every record reachable from this one through documented parent and child relationships: 4 records across 3 generations.
- Ancestors -2
- Asexual Pride Flag
- This record
- Demipansexual Pride Flag (2016, Pride-Flags)
Colors & Symbolism
Pride-Flags defines demi- and the parent orientation in the deviation text but publishes no new symbolism for this composite. [1]
| Colour | Hex | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Magenta | #FF218C | Inherited from the Pansexual Pride Flag; no meaning was published for this band on the composite's deviation. [1] |
| Yellow | #FFD800 | Inherited from the Pansexual Pride Flag; no meaning was published for this band on the composite's deviation. [1] |
| Cyan | #21B1FF | Inherited from the Pansexual Pride Flag; no meaning was published for this band on the composite's deviation. [1] |
| Black triangle | #000000 | — |
These hexadecimal values are exact measurements from the cited 5000 by 3000 source PNG. They document that artifact rather than a creator-issued color specification. [2]
- Black hoist triangle
- The demi-orientation convention used by the demisexual flag, here in black alone. [2][1]
The background mechanically reuses the pansexual flag's three equal bands and colour sequence. The black triangle invokes the demi-orientation convention used by the demisexual flag. Pride-Flags defines demi- in the deviation text but does not publish new symbolism for this composite, so the band readings are those of the Pansexual Pride Flag entry and are inherited rather than original. [1]
Four values and no others. The 5000 by 3000 source PNG was downloaded and sampled across a grid; it contains exactly these four flat colours. [2] No white, grey or additional purple appears in this artifact.
Design
- Aspect Ratio
- 3:5 · standard
- Orientation
- horizontal
- Stripe Count
- 3
- Layout
- horizontal_stripes
- Stripes (Top → Bottom)
- Magenta, Yellow, Cyan
- Additional Symbols
- Full-height black hoist triangle
Three horizontal bands in a three equal division, measured at 1001, 999 and 1000 rows of 3000 in the 5000 by 3000 source file, with a full-height black triangle at the hoist reaching a point at 1929 pixels, about 38.58 percent of the width. The display reconstruction is normalised to 3:5 at 800 by 480. [2]
Three bands and one solid black hoist triangle. The file contains four colours and nothing else. [2]
Three horizontal bands of magenta, yellow, cyan with a full-height solid black triangle at the hoist. [2]
Usage & Adoption
- Online Usage
- DeviantArt, where the design was published [1], Later online reference resources
- Current Status
- documented variant
Documented in the Pride-Flags archive and in later online reference resources. No direct usage source has been located. [1]
Image Archive
2016 Publication
Source Previews
Archive Reconstruction
Discourse & Debates
Common misidentifications
- Later reference pages describe this design with the demisexual flag's full palette of white, grey and purple. The inspected 5000 by 3000 file contains only the three magenta, yellow bands, their partner band, and a solid black triangle. [2]
The deviation defines demi- as "an a-spectrum orientation where one does not experience attraction to a person until they have developed an emotional connection to them", adding that the connection is required but does not guarantee attraction. [1]
Footnotes & Citations
Sources and footnotes 4 sources
- 1. Image file page Demipan- Pride Flag. Published by Pride-Flags. DeviantArt (2016-05-14). Accessed 2026-08-16
The publication, 5000 by 3000, timestamped 21:32:24 UTC on 14 May 2016. Defines demi- and the parent orientation, names no designer, and displays Creative Commons Attribution 3.0.
- 2. Image file page Source PNG behind the 14 May 2016 publication, 5000 by 3000. Published by Pride-Flags. DeviantArt (2016-05-14). Accessed 2026-08-16 · Archived version
The downloaded file, measured for this entry: 129,967 bytes, sha256 e6e35e1440ede8..., four flat colours, and the triangle geometry published in Design.
- 3. Social media FAQ. pride-color-schemes. Tumblr. Accessed 2026-08-16
The archive's gallery policy: it invites pride-related reuse, discusses commercial reuse, and states that work it created itself would be identified in the post description.
- 4. Image file page Demibi-. Published by Pride-Flags. DeviantArt (2016-05-15). Accessed 2026-08-16
The neighbouring demi- composite from the same account, cited for the publication timing.
Image Sources
- Rendering
- "Demipan- Pride Flag", Pride-Flags archive, 2016
- Encycloflaggia reconstruction of the 2016 demipansexual design · Credit: Designer unknown; reconstruction by Encycloflaggia · Encycloflaggia · reconstructionRights Archive-produced reconstruction; geometry measured from the 2016 source PNG
- The 5000 by 3000 file published by Pride-Flags on 14 May 2016 · Credit: Published by Pride-Flags; designer unknown · DeviantArt · verifiedRights Creative Commons Attribution 3.0, as displayed on the deviation
- The source artifact: 5000 by 3000 pixels, 129,967 bytes, published by Pride-Flags as "Demipan- Pride Flag" on 14 May 2016 at 21:32:24 UTC. Sampling across the file finds exactly four flat colours. [1][2] · Credit: Published by Pride-Flags; designer unknown · DeviantArt · Creative Commons Attribution 3.0, as displayed on the deviation
- The DeviantArt preview rendition, retained as a separate source artifact rather than a reconstruction. [1] · Credit: Published by Pride-Flags · DeviantArt preview · Creative Commons Attribution 3.0, as displayed on the deviation
- The archive's reconstruction, normalised to 3:5 with the triangle apex placed from the measured source geometry. [2] · Credit: Designer unknown; reconstruction by Encycloflaggia · Encycloflaggia reconstruction · Archive-produced reconstruction, subject to the rights status of the underlying design