Key:destination:colour

The key destination:colour=* describes the colour associated with a specific destination on a destination sign. Depending on the country and context, this may be the background colour around the destination name or a colour swatch next to it, or it may be the background colour of the entire destination sign. Colour-coded destinations can allow travellers to find their way without reading the signs in detail. This key can be combined with the :lanes suffix as well as :forward/:backward as needed.

You do not need to explicitly tag link roads with destination:colour=* to indicate that the destination sign's overall background color is the normal color for destination signs according to local regulations (for example, blue on German Autobahnen, green on American roads or Italian autostrade, or white on Italian urban streets). Data consumers that render destination signs should infer these default colors, just as they would infer the local standard typeface and layout.

Examples

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  An airport wayfinding system in the United States:
  destination:lanes=Terminal 8|Terminal 5;Terminal 7|Terminal 4
  destination:colour:lanes=red|yellow;orange|blue

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  A community wayfinding system in the United States:
  destination=Mount Washington
  destination:colour=green

  ---

  destination=Oakland;East End
  destination:colour=orange;yellow
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  A sign on a German Autobahn:
  destination=Darmstadt;Stadtmitte;Griesheim
  destination:colour=;white;
  destination:ref=A 672

• 

  An exit lane sign on an Italian autostrade:
  destination=Mestre Via Castellana;ospedale;Castelfranco V
  destination:colour=white;white;blue
  destination:symbol=centre;hospital;

See also

• General information about destination tagging can be found on destination=*
• More detailed subkeys can be found in a proposal: Proposed_features/Destination_details
• An overview of all destination keys currently used: User:Mueschel/DestinationTagging