Vid's Highway Sign Color Recommendations

Color Selections for RGB Screens (Vivid)

Black

#000000 (0, 0, 0)

Red

#C5120F (197, 18, 15)

Brown

#652D00 (101, 45, 0)

Orange

#FF7B00 (255, 123, 0)

Yellow

#FFC700 (255, 199, 0)

Green

#006D41 (0, 109, 65)

Blue

#002DC7 (0, 45, 199)

Light Blue

#00CCFF (0, 204, 255)

Purple

#990082 (153, 0, 130)

Fluorescent Pink

#FFA3A3 (255, 163, 163)

Fluorescent Red

#FF433F (255, 67, 63)

Fluorescent Orange

#FF9200 (255, 146, 0)

Fluorescent Yellow

#FFE200 (255, 226, 0)

Fluorescent Yellow-Green

#DFFF00 (223, 255, 0)

Fluorescent Green

#43D400 (67, 212, 0)

White

#FFFFFF (255, 255, 255)

These color selections are chosen to represent a vivid example of each color class on a standard RGB display, and when possible is within tolerances for daylight chromaticity and reflectance levels as specified by the FHWA. This palette is intended for ‘abstract’ sign design illustrations to be displayed on computer screens using the sRGB color space.