Frayromantic Five-Stripe Pride Flag

Identity Pride Flag · 2020

A five-stripe variant of the frayromantic pride flag created on October 18, 2020 by an anonymous LGBTQIA+ Wiki user, designed to distinguish frayromantic identity from fraysexual by flipping the original flag, adding a gray stripe, and tinting the blues green for the aromantic spectrum.

Anonymous 2020 five-stripe variant

Key facts

Designer: Anonymous LGBTQIA+ Wiki user
Created: October 18, 2020
First documented public use: October 18, 2020
In use: 2020-present
Aspect Ratio: 3:2
Stripes: 5
Represented Identity: Frayromantic people, who experience romantic attraction that fades as emotional closeness develops. Often described as the opposite of demiromantic.

Also known as

Frayromantic-Specific Flag
Frayromantic Variant Flag (2020)
frayromantic
fray
ignotaromantic

Status Variant Proposed

Archive categories Sexuality Pride Flags

Overview

To provide a frayromantic-specific flag distinct from the shared fray flag, which had originally been designed for both fraysexual and frayromantic use.

The original four-stripe fray flag (blue, cyan, white, gray) was created by Tumblr user pridearchive on July 28, 2014, and served both fraysexual and frayromantic identities. On October 18, 2020, an anonymous LGBTQIA+ Wiki user created this five-stripe variant specifically for frayromantic identity. The original flag was flipped upside down, given an additional gray stripe, and the blue tones were tinted slightly green to represent the aromantic spectrum.

Identity & Context

Represented Identity: Frayromantic people, who experience romantic attraction that fades as emotional closeness develops. Often described as the opposite of demiromantic.
Subcommunity: aromantic spectrum

Creators

The Creator

Anonymous LGBTQIA+ Wiki user

Designer

The five-stripe frayromantic-specific flag was created on October 18, 2020 by an anonymous user editing the LGBTQIA+ Wiki. The user flipped the original four-stripe fray flag, added a second gray stripe, and tinted the blues toward green to mark the design as aro-spectrum specific. No further identifying information about the creator is available, as wiki edits from that period were often made anonymously.

Attribution notes

Created by an anonymous user on the LGBTQIA+ Wiki on October 18, 2020. The designer modified the original four-stripe fray flag (by pridearchive, 2014) to create a frayromantic-specific variant.

Origin

Digital Origin: true

Digital origin; no verified physical location.

Created and posted on the LGBTQIA+ Wiki on October 18, 2020.

Dates & Chronology

Year Created: 2020
Exact date: October 18, 2020
First public use: October 18, 2020
Period in Use: 2020-present

Circulates primarily in online aromantic-spectrum communities, particularly on LGBTQIA+ identity wikis.

The design logic of flipping the original flag and adding a stripe mirrors the relationship between the asexual and aromantic flags, where the aromantic flag is a flipped version of the asexual flag with an extra stripe. The green tinting connects the design visually to the aromantic pride flag's green palette.

Lineage

Direct predecessors: Frayromantic Pride Flag
Indirect influences: Aromantic Pride Flag, Asexual Pride Flag
Related flags: A-Spec Pride Flag, Aroace Pride Flag, Aroflux Accessible Flag (2020), Aroflux Pride Flag, Aroflux Flag (Starri-Niqht, 2021), Aromantic Pride Flag (Yellow Center, 2014), Demiromantic Pride Flag, Grayromantic Pride Flag (2014, attribution disputed), Lithromantic / Akoiromantic Pride Flag (2014)

Directly derived from the original four-stripe fray flag by pridearchive (2014). The structural modification (flip plus extra stripe) mirrors the relationship between the asexual and aromantic flags. The green tinting references the aromantic flag's green palette.

Lineage tree

Every record reachable from this one through documented parent and child relationships: 4 records across 4 generations.

Ancestors -3: Aromantic Pride Flag (Yellow Center, 2014)
Ancestors -2: Aromantic Pride Flag
Ancestor: Frayromantic Pride Flag
This record: Frayromantic Five-Stripe Pride Flag

Colors & Symbolism

The flag retains the core symbolism of the original fray flag while adding aromantic-spectrum signifiers. Cool tones complementary to warm romantic and platonic colors signal an orientation defined by fading romantic attraction.

Colour specifications and documented meanings for the Frayromantic Five-Stripe Pride Flag
Colour	Hex	Meaning
Gray	`#A3A3A3`	The gray area and confusion that can accompany frayromantic experience.
White	`#FFFFFF`	Lack of attraction.
Gray	`#A3A3A3`	Added stripe representing the gray area. Mirrors the aromantic flag's structural pattern.
Green-tinted cyan	`#5AB58A`	Unfamiliar relationships. Tinted green to signal the aromantic spectrum.
Green-tinted blue	`#3A6E58`	Unfamiliar relationships such as strangers and acquaintances. Tinted green to signal the aromantic spectrum.
Gray (lower)	`#A3A3A3`	Added stripe representing the gray area. Mirrors the aromantic flag's structural pattern.

Approximated values from circulating images.

This flag has no official digital palette. Color values shown are approximate.

The five-stripe version flips the original four-stripe flag (which reads blue, cyan, white, gray from top to bottom) and adds a second gray stripe. The blue and cyan stripes are tinted slightly green to visually reference the aromantic spectrum. Blue is the complementary color of red (romantic love) and yellow is the complement of cyan (platonic love).

Hex values are approximations from circulating images. No creator-issued color specifications have been found.

Design

Aspect Ratio: 3:2
Orientation: horizontal
Stripe Count: 5
Layout: horizontal stripes
Stripes (Top → Bottom): gray, white, gray, green-tinted cyan, green-tinted blue

Five equal horizontal stripes. The design is the original four-stripe fray flag flipped upside down with an additional gray stripe inserted.

Five equal horizontal stripes, from top to bottom: gray, white, gray, green-tinted cyan, and green-tinted blue. The design inverts the original four-stripe fray flag and adds a second gray stripe, with blue tones shifted toward green to reference the aromantic spectrum.

Usage & Adoption

First Users: Online aromantic-spectrum communities
Online Usage: LGBTQIA+ Wiki, Tumblr, AVEN forums
Current Status: active

Circulates primarily in online aromantic-spectrum spaces. Provides a frayromantic-specific alternative to the shared fray flag.

Image Archive

Flag design

The Frayromantic Five-Stripe Pride Flag. Colors are approximated from circulating images. SVG reconstruction Flag design

Discourse & Debates

Whether frayromantic constitutes a distinct orientation or describes a common human experience of early-relationship excitement fading over time.

Common confusions

May be confused with the original four-stripe fray flag (pridearchive, 2014), which was designed for both fraysexual and frayromantic identities.

Frayromantic is sometimes called ignotaromantic, a term coined separately by Tumblr user aroacesafeplace. The prefix 'fray' comes from Old English for 'stranger.'

Footnotes & Citations

Sources and footnotes 6 sources

Frayromantic. LGBTQIA+ Wiki. Accessed 2026-03-31
Frayromantic Flag. Pride Flag Wiki (Fandom). Accessed 2026-03-31
Frayromantic. MOGAI Wiki (Miraheze). Accessed 2026-03-31
Frayromantic. Sexuality Wiki (Fandom). Accessed 2026-03-31
Frayromantic. LGBTQIA+ Wiki. Accessed 2026-04-01
Frayromantic. Aromantics Wiki (Fandom). Accessed 2026-04-01

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Image Sources

Rendering: Anonymous 2020 five-stripe variant

The Frayromantic Five-Stripe Pride Flag. Colors are approximated from circulating images. · SVG reconstruction