Floor Marking Color Standards Guide

With the right colors in the right places, you can easily keep workers on the right path and identify equipment, storage areas, hazardous areas, forklift traffic and more. Use as few colors as possible to make it easier for employees to remember the meaning of each color and reduce the number of floor marking products you need.

This color guide will help your floor marking be consistent in your workplace:

Yellow

Aisle ways, traffic lanes and work cells.

White

Equipment and fixtures not otherwise color coded (workstations, carts, floor stand displays, racks, etc.)

Blue | Green | Black

Materials and components, including raw materials, work-in-progress and finished goods

Orange

Materials or products held for inspection

Red

Defects, scrap, rework and red tag areas

Photoluminescent

Steps and perimeter demarcation to identify egress routes in a lights-out emergency

Red & White Stripe

Areas to be kept clear for safety/compliance reasons (areas in front of electrical panels, firefighting equipment, and safety equipment)

Black & White Stripe

Areas to be kept clear for operational purposes (not related to safety or compliance standards)

Yellow & Black Stripe

Areas that may expose employees to physical or health hazards