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Pipeline and Haz. Matls. Safety Admin., DOT 

§ 172.411 

2nd Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 
Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

(5) The following color standards in 

the PANTONE

formula guide coated/ 

uncoated (see § 171.7(b) of this sub-
chapter) may be used to achieve the re-
quired colors on markings and hazard 
warning labels and placards: 

(i) For Red—Use PANTONE

186 U 

(ii) For Orange—Use PANTONE

151 

(iii) For Yellow—Use PANTONE

109 

(iv) For Green—Use PANTONE

335 

(v) For Blue—Use PANTONE

285 U 

(vi) For Purple—Use PANTONE

259 

(6) Where specific colors from the 

PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM

are 

applied as opaque coatings, such as 
paint, enamel, or plastic, or where la-
bels are printed directly on the surface 
of a packaging, a spectrophotometer or 
other instrumentation must be used to 
ensure a proper match with the color 
standards in the PANTONE

formula 

guide coated/uncoated for colors pre-
scribed in paragraph (d)(5) of this sec-
tion. PANTONE

is the property of 

Pantone, Inc. 

(7) The specified label color must ex-

tend to the edge of the label in the area 
designated on each label, except for the 
CORROSIVE, RADIOACTIVE YEL-
LOW–II, and RADIOACTIVE YELLOW– 
III labels on which the color must ex-
tend only to the inner border. 

(e) 

Form identification. 

A label may 

contain form identification informa-
tion, including the name of its maker, 
provided that information is printed 
outside the solid line inner border in no 
larger than 10-point type. 

(f) 

Exceptions. 

Except for materials 

poisonous by inhalation (See § 171.8 of 
this subchapter), a label conforming to 
specifications in the UN Recommenda-
tions (IBR, see § 171.7 of this sub-
chapter) may be used in place of a cor-
responding label that conforms to the 
requirements of this subpart. 

(g) 

Trefoil symbol. 

The trefoil symbol 

on the RADIOACTIVE WHITE-I, RA-
DIOACTIVE YELLOW-II, and RADIO-
ACTIVE YELLOW-III labels must meet 
the appropriate specifications in ap-
pendix B of this part. 

[Amdt. 172–123, 55 FR 52595, Dec. 21, 1990, as 
amended at 56 FR 66256, Dec. 20, 1991; Amdt. 
172–143, 60 FR 50305, Sept. 28, 1995; 64 FR 
10776, Mar. 5, 1999; 66 FR 8647, Feb. 1, 2001; 66 
FR 44255, Aug. 22, 2001; 67 FR 61013, Sept. 27, 
2002; 69 FR 64472, Nov. 4, 2004; 71 FR 78627, 
Dec. 29, 2006; 75 FR 72, Jan. 4, 2010; 78 FR 1073, 
Jan. 7, 2013; 80 FR 1150, Jan. 8, 2015; 81 FR 
35540, June 2, 2016; 82 FR 15873, Mar. 30, 2017] 

§ 172.411

EXPLOSIVE 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 

1.5 and 1.6 labels, and EXPLOSIVE 
Subsidiary label. 

(a) Except for size and color, the EX-

PLOSIVE 1.1, EXPLOSIVE 1.2 and EX-
PLOSIVE 1.3 labels must be as follows: 

(b) In addition to complying with 

§ 172.407, the background color on the 
EXPLOSIVE 1.1, EXPLOSIVE 1.2 and 
EXPLOSIVE 1.3 labels must be orange. 
The ‘‘**’’ must be replaced with the ap-
propriate division number and compat-
ibility group letter. The compatibility 
group letter must be the same size as 
the division number and must be shown 
as a capitalized Roman letter. 

(c) Except for size and color, the EX-

PLOSIVE 1.4, EXPLOSIVE 1.5 and EX-
PLOSIVE 1.6 labels must be as follows: 

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