49 C.F.R. Appendix A to Part 172—Office of Hazardous Materials Transportation Color Tolerance Charts and Tables


Title 49 - Transportation


Title 49: Transportation
PART 172—HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TABLE, SPECIAL PROVISIONS, HAZARDOUS MATERIALS COMMUNICATIONS, EMERGENCY RESPONSE INFORMATION, AND TRAINING REQUIREMENTS
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Appendix A to Part 172—Office of Hazardous Materials Transportation Color Tolerance Charts and Tables

The following are Munsell notations and Commission Internationale de L'Eclairage (CIE) coordinates which describe the Office of Hazardous Materials Transportation Label and Placard Color Tolerance Charts in tables 1 and 2, and the CIE coordinates for the color tolerances specified in table 3. Central colors and tolerances described in table 2 approximate those described in table 1 while allowing for differences in production methods and materials used to manufacture labels and placards surfaced with printing inks. Primarily, the color charts based on table 1 are for label or placard colors applied as opaque coatings such as paint, enamel or plastic, whereas color charts based on table 2 are intended for use with labels and placards surfaced only with inks.

For labels printed directly on packaging surfaces, table 3 may be used, although compliance with either table 1 or table 2 is sufficient. However, if visual reference indicates that the colors of labels printed directly on package surfaces are outside the table 1 or 2 tolerances, a spectrophotometer or other instrumentation may be required to insure compliance with table 3.

Table 1_Specifications for Color Tolerance Charts for Use With Labels and Placards Surfaced With Paint, Lacquer,                               Enamel, Plastic, Other Opaque Coatings, or Ink \1\----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                                                        CIE data for source C                     Color                               Munsell notations         -----------------------------                                                                                        Y         x         y----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Red:  Central color...............................  7.5R 4.0/14.......................     12.00     .5959     .3269  Orange......................................  8.5R 4.0/14.......................     12.00     .6037     .3389  Purple and vivid............................  6.5R 4.0/14.......................     12.00     .5869     .3184  Grayish.....................................  7.5R 4.0/12.......................     12.00     .5603     .3321  Vivid.......................................  7.5R 4.0/16.......................     12.00     .6260     .3192  Light.......................................  7.5R 4.5/14.......................     15.57     .5775     .3320  Dark........................................  7. 5R 3.5/14......................     09.00     .6226     .3141Orange:  Central color...............................  5.OYR 6.0/15......................     30.05     .5510     .4214  Yellow and Grayish..........................  6.25YR 6.0/15.....................     30.05     .5452     .4329  Red and vivid...............................  3.75YR 6.0/15.....................     30.05     .5552     .4091  Grayish.....................................  5.OYR 6.0/13......................     30.05     .5311     .4154  Vivid.......................................  5.OYR 6.0/16......................     30.05     .5597     .4239  Light.......................................  5.OYR 6.5/15......................     36.20     .5427     .4206  Dark........................................  5.OYR 5.5/15......................     24.58     .5606     .4218Yellow:  Central color...............................  5.OY 8.0/12.......................     59.10     .4562     .4788  Green.......................................  6.5Y 8.0/12.......................     59.10     .4498     .4865  Orange and vivid............................  3.5Y 8.0/12.......................     59.10     .4632     .4669  Grayish.....................................  5.OY 8.0/10.......................     59.10     .4376     .4601  Vivid.......................................  5.OY 8.0/14.......................     59.10     .4699     .4920  Light.......................................  5.OY 8.5/12.......................     68.40     .4508     .4754  Dark........................................  5.OY 7.5/12.......................     50.68     .4620     .4823Green:  Central color...............................  7.5G 4.0/9........................     12.00     .2111     .4121  Bluish......................................  0.5BG 4.0/9.......................     12.00     .1974     .3809  Green-yellow................................  5.0G 4.0/9........................     12.00     .2237     .4399  Grayish A...................................  7.5G 4.0/7........................     12.00     .2350     .3922  Grayish B \2\...............................  7.5G 4.0/6........................     12.00     .2467     .3822  Vivid.......................................  7.5G 4.0/11.......................     12.00     .1848     .4319  Light.......................................  7.5G 4.5/9........................     15.57     .2204     .4060  Dark........................................  7.5G 3.5/9........................     09.00     .2027     .4163Blue:  Central color...............................  2.5PB 3.5/10......................     09.00     .1691     .1744  Purple......................................  4.5PB 3.5/10......................     09.00     .1796     .1711  Green and vivid.............................  10.0B 3.5/10......................     09.00     .1557     .1815  Grayish.....................................  2.5PB 3.5/8.......................     09.00     .1888     .1964  Vivid.......................................  2.5PB 3.5/12......................     09.00     .1516     .1547  Light.......................................  2.5PB 4.0/10......................     12.00     .1805     .1888  Dark........................................  2.5PB 3.0/10......................     06.55     .1576     .1600Purple:  Central color...............................  10.0P 4.5/10......................     15.57     .3307     .2245  Reddish purple..............................  2.5RP 4.5/10......................     15.57     .3584     .2377  Blue purple.................................  7.5P 4.5/10.......................     15.57     .3068     .2145  Reddish gray................................  10.0P 4.5/8.......................     15.57     .3280     .2391  Gray \2\....................................  10.0P 4.5/6.5.....................     15.57     .3254     .2519  Vivid.......................................  10.0P 4.5/12......................     15.57     .3333     .2101  Light.......................................  10.0P 5.0/10......................     19.77     .3308     .2328  Dark........................................  10.0P 4.0/10......................     12.00     .3306     .2162----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ Maximum chroma is not limited.\2\ For the colors green and purple, the minimum saturation (chroma) limits for porcelain enamel on metal are  lower than for most other surface coatings. Therefore, the minimum chroma limits of these two colors as  displayed on the Charts for comparison to porcelain enamel on metal is low, as shown for green (grayish B) and  purple (gray).Note: CIE=Commission Internationale de L'Eclairage.
      Table 2_Specifications for Color Tolerance Charts for Use With Labels and Placards Surfaced With Ink----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                                                        CIE data for source C                 Color/series                            Munsell notation          -----------------------------                                                                                        Y         x         y----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Red:Central series:  Central color...............................  6.8R 4.47/12.8....................     15.34     .5510     .3286  Grayish.....................................  7.2R 4.72/12.2....................     17.37     .5368     .3348  Purple......................................  6.4R 4.49/12.7....................     15.52     .5442     .3258  Purple and vivid............................  6.1R 4.33/13.1....................     14.25     .5529     .3209  Vivid.......................................  6.7R 4.29/13.2....................     13.99     .5617     .3253  Orange......................................  7.3R 4.47/12.8....................     15.34     .5572     .3331  Orange and grayish..........................  7.65R 4.70/12.4...................     17.20     .5438     .3382Light series:  Light.......................................  7.0R 4.72/13.2....................     17.32     .5511     .3322  Light and orange............................  7.4R 4.96/12.6....................     19.38     .5365     .3382  Light and purple............................  6.6R 4.79/12.9....................     17.94     .5397     .3289Dark series:  Dark A......................................  6.7R 4.19/12.5....................     13.30     .5566     .3265  Dark B......................................  7.0R 4.25/12.35...................     13.72     .5522     .3294  Dark and purple.............................  7.5R 4.23/12.4....................     13.58     .5577     .3329Orange:  Central series:    Central color.............................  5.0YR 6.10/12.15..................     31.27     .5193     .4117    Yellow and grayish A......................  5.8YR 6.22/11.7...................     32.69     .5114     .4155    Yellow and grayish B......................  6.1YR 6.26/11.85..................     33.20     .5109     .4190    Vivid.....................................  5.1YR 6.07/12.3...................     30.86     .5226     .4134    Red and vivid A...........................  3.9YR 5.87/12.75..................     28.53     .5318     .4038    Red and vivid B...........................  3.6YR 5.91/12.6...................     29.05     .5291     .4021    Grayish...................................  4.9YR 6.10/11.9...................     31.22     .5170     .4089Light series:  Light and vivid A...........................  5.8YR 6.78/12.7...................     39.94     .5120     .4177  Light and yellow............................  6.0YR 6.80/12.8...................     40.20     .5135     .4198  Light and vivid B...........................  4.9YR 6.60/12.9...................     37.47     .5216     .4126Dark series:  Dark and yellow.............................  5.8YR 5.98/11.0...................     29.87     .5052     .4132  Dark A......................................  5.1YR 5.80/11.1...................     27.80     .5127     .4094  Dark B......................................  5.0YR 5.80/11.0...................     27.67     .5109     .4068Yellow:  Central series:    Central color.............................  4.3Y 7.87/10.3....................     56.81     .4445     .4589    Vivid A...................................  4.5Y 7.82/10.8....................     55.92     .4503     .4658    Vivid B...................................  3.3Y 7.72/11.35...................     54.24     .4612     .4624    Vivid and orange..........................  3.2Y 7.72/10.8....................     54.25     .4576     .4572    Grayish A.................................  4.1Y 7.95/9.7.....................     58.18     .4380     .4516    Grayish B.................................  5.1Y 8.06/9.05....................     60.12     .4272     .4508    Green-yellow..............................  5.2Y 7.97/9.9.....................     58.53     .4356     .4605Light series:  Light.......................................  5.4Y 8.59/10.5....................     70.19     .4351     .4628  Light and green-yellow......................  5.4Y 8.56/11.2....................     69.59     .4414     .4692  Light and vivid.............................  4.4Y 8.45/11.4....................     67.42     .4490     .4662Dark series:  Dark and green-yellow.......................  4.4Y 7.57/9.7.....................     51.82     .4423     .4562  Dark and orange A...........................  3.4Y 7.39/10.4....................     48.86     .4584     .4590  Dark and orange B...........................  3.5Y 7.41/10.0....................     49.20     .4517     .4544Green:  Central series:    Central color.............................  9.75G 4.26/7.75...................     13.80     .2214     .3791    Grayish...................................  10G 4.46/7.5......................     15.25     .2263     .3742    Blue A....................................  1.4BG 4.20/7.4....................     13.36     .2151     .3625    Blue B....................................  1.0BG 4.09/7.75...................     12.60     .2109     .3685    Vivid.....................................  8.4G 4.09/8.05....................     12.59     .2183     .3954    Vivid green-yellow........................  7.0G 4.23/8.0.....................     13.54     .2292     .4045    Green-yellow..............................  7.85G 4.46/7.7....................     15.23     .2313     .3914Light series:  Light and vivid.............................  9.5G 4.45/8.8.....................     15.21     .2141     .3863  Light and blue..............................  0.2BG 4.31/8.8....................     14.12     .2069     .3814  Light and green-yellow......................  8.3G 4.29/9.05....................     14.01     .2119     .4006Dark series:  Dark and green-yellow.......................  7.1G 4.08/7.1.....................     12.55     .2354     .3972  Dark and grayish............................  9.5G 4.11/6.9.....................     12.70     .2282     .3764  Dark........................................  8.5G 3.97/7.2.....................     11.78     .2269     .3874Blue:  Central series:    Central color.............................  3.5PB 3.94/9.7....................     11.58     .1885     .1911    Green and grayish A.......................  2.0PB 4.35/8.7....................     14.41     .1962     .2099    Green and grayish B.......................  1.7PB 4.22/9.0....................     13.50     .1898     .2053    Vivid.....................................  2.9PB 3.81/9.7....................     10.78     .1814     .1852    Purple and vivid A........................  4.7PB 3.53/10.0...................      9.15     .1817     .1727    Purple and vivid B........................  5.0PB 3.71/9.9....................     10.20     .1888     .1788    Grayish...................................  3.75PB 4.03/9.1...................     12.17     .1943     .1961Light series:  Light and green A...........................  1.7PB 4.32/9.2....................     14.22     .1904     .2056  Light and green B...........................  1.5PB 4.11/9.6....................     12.72     .1815     .1971  Light and vivid.............................  3.2PB 3.95/10.05..................     11.70     .1831     .1868Dark series:  Dark and grayish............................  3.9PB 4.01/8.7....................     12.04     .1982     .1992  Dark and purple A...........................  4.8PB 3.67/9.3....................      9.95     .1918     .1831  Dark and purple B...........................  5.2PB 3.80/9.05...................     10.76     .1985     .1885Purple:  Central series:    Central color.............................  9.5P 4.71/11.3....................     17.25     .3274     .2165    Red.......................................  1.0RP 5.31/10.8...................     22.70     .3404     .2354    Red and vivid A...........................  1.4RP 5.00/11.9...................     19.78     .3500     .2274    Red and vivid B...........................  0.2RP 4.39/12.5...................     14.70     .3365     .2059    Vivid.....................................  8.0P 4.04/12.0....................     12.23     .3098     .1916    Blue......................................  7.0P 4.39/10.8....................     14.71     .3007     .2037    Grayish...................................  8.8P 5.00/10.3....................     19.73     .3191     .2251Light series:  Light and red A.............................  0.85RP 5.56/11.1..................     25.18     .3387     .2356  Light and red B.............................  1.1RP 5.27/12.3...................     22.27     .3460     .2276  Light and vivid.............................  9.2P 4.94/11.95...................     19.24     .3247     .2163Dark series:  Dark and grayish............................  9.6P 4.70/10.9....................     17.19     .3283     .2204  Dark and vivid..............................  8.4P 4.05/11.6....................     12.35     .3144     .1970  Dark and blue...............................  7.5P 4.32/10.5....................     14.19     .3059     .2078----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Table 3_Specification for Colors for Use With Labels Printed on Packagings Surfaces----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------                CIE data for source C                    Red     Orange    Yellow     Green     Blue     Purple----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------x...................................................      .424      .460      .417      .228      .200      .377y...................................................      .306      .370      .392      .354      .175      .205x...................................................      .571      .543      .490      .310      .255      .377y...................................................      .306      .400      .442      .354      .250      .284x...................................................      .424      .445      .390      .228      .177      .342y...................................................      .350      .395      .430      .403      .194      .205x...................................................      .571      .504      .440      .310      .230      .342y...................................................      .350      .430      .492      .403      .267      .284Y (high)............................................      23.0      41.6      72.6      20.6      15.9      21.2Y (low).............................................       7.7      19.5      29.1       7.4       6.5       8.2----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[Amdt. 172–50, 44 FR 9757, Feb. 15, 1979; Amdt. 172–50, 44 FR 10984, Feb. 26, 1979, as amended by Amdt. 172–50, 44 FR 22467, Apr. 16, 1979; 50 FR 45731, Nov. 1, 1985; Amdt. 172–127, 59 FR 49133, Sept. 26, 1994]

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