Talk:BSicon/Colors

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Code RGB Example Code RGB Example
Standard colors
- default BE2D2C   ex D77F7E  
u 003399   uex 6281C0  
f 008000   fex 64B164  
g 2CA05A   gex 7EC49A  
water 007CC3  
All colors
ruby CC0066   ex_ruby DE64A1  
exruby DE64A1   ex_exruby E89FC4  
pink F0668D   ex_pink F4A1B8  
red EF161E   ex_red F37176  
- default BE2D2C   ex D77F7E  
maroon 800000   ex_maroon B16464  
orange FF6600   ex_orange FF9955  
brown 8D5B2D   ex_brown B89A7F  
exbrown B89A7F   ex_exbrown D4C2B2  
ochre CC6600   ex_ochre DEA164  
carrot ED9121   ex_carrot F1BA76  
saffron FFAB2E   ex_saffron FFC969  
yellow FFD702   ex_yellow FFEB81  
golden D7C447   ex_golden E5DA8E  
olive 837902   ex_olive B2AC64  
lime 99CC00   ex_lime D1E681  
jade 53B147   ex_jade 95CE8E  
green 2DBE2C   ex_green 7FD67E  
f 008000   fex 64B164  
g 2CA05A   gex 7EC49A  
cyan 40E0D0   ex_cyan 8AEAE1  
teal 339999   ex_teal 82C0C0  
exteal 82C0C0   ex_exteal B1D6D6  
deepsky 00BFFF   ex_deepsky 7FDFFF  
sky 069DD3   ex_sky 67C2E3  
cerulean 1A8BB9   ex_cerulean 73B7D3  
blue 0078BE   ex_blue 64ACD6  
denim 00619F   ex_denim 649EC3  
azure 3399FF   ex_azure 99CCFF  
steel A1B3D4   ex_steel C4CFE3  
u 003399   uex 6281C0  
lavender 9999FF   ex_lavender C0C0FF  
purple 8171AC   ex_purple B1A8CB  
violet 800080   ex_violet B164B1  
fuchsia B5198D   ex_fuchsia D173B8  
black 000000   ex_black 646464  
grey 999999   ex_grey C0C0C0  
white FFFFFF  
Road colors
generic 999999  
FFFFFF
RA EF161E   RM (exRA) F37176  
FFD702 FFEB81
RB 0079C1  
RD AA9966  
RE 000000  
FFFFFF
RG 008000  
00BA00
RR BE2D2C  
FFFFFF
RY 1F1A17  
FFF500
Code RGB Example Code RGB Example

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Squishyawaylittle6 (talk • contribs) 22:10, 13 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Discussions moved from Talk:BSicon/Icon geometry and SVG code neatness.

Some (somewhat outdated) suggestions at Category talk:Icons for railway descriptions/other colors.

Matters to be adressed concerning colors in our icons are outlined below, with links to their dicussion, when it exists:

Lets discuss each matter under a separate heading, to make it easier to wrap it up. -- Tuválkin ✉ 11:18, 20 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

moved to Category talk:Icons for railway descriptions#Color Sets (Now on this page.)
See here also other discussions about BSicons, or expand:
Main talk:
“Gallery” talk:
Category talk:

Template:bsc

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I added {{BS-color}} at the top of this page to transclude the handy table shown at Template:BS-color but it just transcludes "BE2D2C". I know what’s going on: The template detects this is a gallery (talk) page and behaves differently to match. But there should be documentation, or else this stuff gets more complicated than it needs to be. -- Tuválkin ✉ ✇ 13:49, 27 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The table shown in {{BS-color}} is actually part of that template's documentation, and is not transcluded with the template. The table is {{BS-colorlist}}; I added it to the top of the page. -- Squishyawaylittle6 (talk) 03:24, 7 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed new color

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As there is no dark green set, I suggest the creation of Category:BSicon/railway/set emerald using  #006400  (html darkgreen). Useddenim (talk) 14:21, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Support The ex color would be  #64A064 . Squishyawaylittle6 (talk) 19:44, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support OrdinaryScarlett (talk) 21:35, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Bob1960evens, Cards84664, Jc86035, Mackensen, Newfraferz87, and Pi.1415926535: Thoughts? Useddenim (talk) 01:40, 31 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I don't necessarily object, but what's the use case? It's rather close to the existing "f" set, such that you'd never want to use the two of them in the same diagram because they'd be very difficult to tell apart. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 01:47, 31 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Pi.1415926535: As I noted above, there's an omission in the available colors. But perhaps something a little darker, in the neighbourhood of   #005000   would be better? Useddenim (talk) 06:14, 31 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Pi.1415926535: I realized that I didn't directly answer your question: there are medium greens (sets f & g), and bright/light greens, but I see this new set being useful for network diagrams where a dark green is used. (One example that comes to mind is Kuala Lumpur which uses three shades of green. Dark green is also often used in German systems.)
And upon further thought #006400 may not be the best color to use; similar to ruby/exruby and teal/exteal, perhaps emerald should be adjusted so that its ex color is that same as f. Useddenim (talk) 17:37, 31 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
We definitely should not be using three different shades of green in a single RDT. That is not nearly enough contrast to be visually accessible. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 20:47, 31 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Pi.1415926535: Not in the RDT, but by Rapid KL itself. (See w:Module:Adjacent stations/KLRT, lines 14 & .) Useddenim (talk) 06:08, 1 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I do not object, although I cannot think that I would use another green set. Most of the diagrams I produce are for canals or rivers, and those use the "g" set for unwatered sections (ie canal no longer extant, or just a dry ditch). Bob1960evens (talk) 14:40, 2 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I see the point and I agree in principle with the addition of a shade of green darker than   (f). However:
  1. I’m not so sure that cascading its ex variant to match an existing color would be a net positive — having a 3-step gradient can be interesting, yes, but having a new set with its own unmistakable ex might be even more useful. I’d go instead for a very dark shade, like  #003300 , making its ex value to fall between   (f) and   (exf).
  2. Is "Emerald" a good choice for a dark green shade? Wikipedia gives it as  #50C878  — a «quinary color on the RYB color wheel», one quarter of the way from green to teal (if I understood it correctly), and also therefore not particularly dark, rather fully saturated. I’d suggest instead "Myrtle", "Forest", or "Hunter".
-- Tuválkin ✉ ✇ 18:25, 3 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Tuvalkin: figma.com (and other sites) give "emerald green" a value of  #00674F  (which is close to html darkgreen) and is noticeably darker than Wikipedia's definition. Also, there is a predefined html "forestgreen" ( #228B22 ) which is even lighter. However, "[deep] Brunswick green" (British Standard colour BS381-227 –  #1B4D3E  per Wikipedia,  #254432  per w3schools.com,  #374B40  per encycolorpedia.com) might be best for what we're looking for. Useddenim (talk) 05:50, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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