# The Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016, Paragraph 8

Extent: E+W+S

Where the background of the sign is not brown—
(a) the brown colour shown as part of the diagram for a symbol in column 3 of a sign table in Parts 14 to 18 must be varied to the background colour used; and
(b) the colour of the symbol may be varied to black to provide a contrast with the background.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/362/schedule/12/part/13/paragraph/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/traffic-signs-regulations-and-general-directions-2016/schedule-12/part-13/paragraph-8
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