Code of Federal Regulations (alpha)

CFR /  Title 14  /  Part 27  /  Sec. 27.1397 Color specifications.

Each position light color must have the applicable International Commission on Illumination chromaticity coordinates as follows:

(a) Aviation red--

y is not greater than 0.335; and

z is not greater than 0.002.

(b) Aviation green--

x is not greater than 0.440-0.320y;

x is not greater than y-0.170; and

y is not less than 0.390-0.170x.

(c) Aviation white--

x is not less than 0.300 and not greater than 0.540;

y is not less than x-0.040'' or yc-0.010, whichever is the smaller; and

y is not greater than x+0.020 nor 0.636-0.400x;

Where yc is the y coordinate of the Planckian radiator for the value of x considered. [Doc. No. 5074, 29 FR 15695, Nov. 24, 1964, as amended by Amdt. 27-6, 36 FR 12972, July 10, 1971]