DE Suitable combinations: white-black, - Completion of luminance contrast black-green, white-blue, white-lilac, - Red has signal meaning white-red, green-black, - Use red only as dark component combinations of complementary of sign e.g. red-yellow colours (yellow-blue), combinations (light component can be seen by a with achromatic colours (white-blue, person with colour deficit) white-lilac, green-black) or more: yellow-black, green-black, green-grey, yellow-lilac Non-suitable combinations: black-blue, red-green SE Use contrasting colours between If not possible, one should provide text and signboard and signboard a contrasting around and background. signboard. Light text (rather cream than white) - Too big contrast causes reflection on dark background. or glare. For people with colour vision disorders: avoid combination between red and green, Avoid colour combinations that are combinations with safety colours used for safety. IRE Black-white or white-black are good - Black- white: attention for contrasting colours. reflection Also: text, black-yellow, - for very large text: negative text cream-blue, cream-black (white-black) UK Best contrast = or rather - Black-white: attention for white-black, white-dark reflection Red or dark stone: - Attention for contrast between black/blue/green-white wall and signboard. If colour cannot Light brick or light stone: be changed, a contrasting board white/yellow-black/dark (10% of width of signboard) should Whitewashed wall: be provided. - colours that have a safety meaning
DE Suitable combinations: white-black, black-green, white-blue, white-lilac, white-red, green-black, combinations of complementary colours (yellow-blue), combinations with achromatic colours (white-blue, white-lilac, green-black) or more: yellow-black, green-black, green-grey, yellow-lilac Non-suitable combinations: black-blue, red-green - Completion of luminance contrast - Red has signal meaning - Use red only as dark component of sign e.g. red-yellow (light component can be seen by a person with colour deficit) SE Use contrasting colours between text and signboard and signboard and background. Light text (rather cream than white) on dark background. For people with colour vision disorders: avoid combination between red and green, combinations with safety colours If not possible, one should provide a contrasting around signboard. - Too big contrast causes reflection or glare. Avoid colour combinations that are used for safety. IRE Black-white or white-black are good contrasting colours. Also: text, black-yellow, cream-blue, cream-black - Black- white: attention for reflection - for very large text: negative text (white-black) UK Best contrast = or rather white-black, white-dark Red or dark stone: black/blue/green-white Light brick or light stone: white/yellow-black/dark Whitewashed wall: - Black-white: attention for reflection - Attention for contrast between wall and signboard. If colour cannot be changed, a contrasting board (10% of width of signboard) should be provided. - colours that have a safety meaning
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