YNM Editorial
YNM Safety Technical Team
Runways are not painted like highways
Threshold bars, designation numerals and touchdown zones are a white-dominant geometry. Yellow appears on certain holding and land-and-hold-short cues. Mixing highway yellow edge-line habits onto a runway is a classic submittal error.
Taxiways speak yellow
Centreline, enhanced centreline and surface-painted taxi signs are yellow-led. Black borders are used where contrast against light concrete is poor. Red is reserved for specific holding / no-entry cues — not decoration.
Aprons add stand and GSE colours
Stand lead-ins, equipment restraint lines and safety envelopes pull in white, yellow, red, blue and orange depending on the airport’s stand chart. Always attach that chart to the paint order.
Where to see the full colour lists
Each application card on the airfield marking paint manufacturers page lists alternative names and the colour combinations we batch for that geometry.
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