# The Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016, Regulation 11: Diagram Colours

Extent: E+W+S

(1) The colours prescribed for signs must conform to British Standard BS EN 12899-1:2007.
(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply—
(a) if alternative provision is made elsewhere in these Regulations in relation to a sign; or
(b) to the extent it is provided that part of a sign may be of any, or any contrasting, colour.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/362/part/1/regulation/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/traffic-signs-regulations-and-general-directions-2016/part-1/regulation-11
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