DIN 6171-1 2013-10 PDF

Full title and description

DIN 6171-1:2013-10 — Aufsichtfarben für Verkehrszeichen und Verkehrseinrichtungen - Teil 1: Farbbereiche bei Beleuchtung mit Tageslicht (English title: Surface colours for traffic signs and traffic installations - Part 1: Chromaticity regions under daylight). This part specifies chromaticity regions (colour ranges) for surface colours of non‑retroreflective, retroreflective and fluorescent retroreflective materials used on traffic signs and traffic installations under daylight illumination.

Abstract

DIN 6171-1:2013 defines chromaticity regions for the visible surface colours used on traffic signs and traffic installations for all transport sectors when illuminated by daylight. It does not address the effect of retroreflection (retroreflexion) and excludes fixed, vertical road traffic signs covered by the DIN EN 12899 series. Tables in the document partially align with DIN EN 12899-1:2008-02 and extend several colour regions, adding ranges for microprismatic retroreflective sheetings and the surface colour purple. The document has subsequently been withdrawn and superseded by later editions of DIN 6171.

General information

• Status: Withdrawn / inactive (replaced by later DIN 6171 editions).
• Publication date: 1 October 2013 (2013-10).
• Publisher: Deutsches Institut für Normung (DIN).
• ICS / categories: 17.180.20 (Colours and measurement of light); 93.080.30 (Road equipment and installations).
• Edition / version: 2013-10 (DIN 6171-1:2013‑10).
• Number of pages: 20.

Key bibliographic details and status information as recorded by national standards distributors and DIN catalogues.

Scope

The standard specifies chromaticity regions (perceptual colour limits) for surface colours of non‑retroreflective, retroreflective and fluorescent retroreflective materials intended for traffic signs and installations under daylight illumination. It applies across transport sectors but explicitly excludes fixed, vertical road traffic signs for which the DIN EN 12899 series is applicable. The standard provides tabulated chromaticity regions (tables 1–6) and adds specifications for microprismatic reflective sheeting (structure C per DIN 67520) and a purple surface colour. Further durability and performance requirements are left to the contractual arrangements between manufacturer and user or to separate technical delivery/quality conditions.

Key topics and requirements

• Definition of chromaticity regions for daylight-illuminated surface colours used on traffic signs and installations.
• Separate consideration for non‑retroreflective, retroreflective and fluorescent retroreflective materials.
• Alignment and extensions relative to DIN EN 12899‑1:2008‑02 (tables partially correspond; some colour regions expanded).
• Specification of chromaticity regions for microprismatic retroreflective sheetings (structure C per DIN 67520).
• Exclusion of fixed vertical road traffic signs (DIN EN 12899 applies) and no treatment of retroreflection performance in this part.

These topics reflect the document's intent to harmonize colour definitions for sign manufacture and procurement under daylight conditions.

Typical use and users

Manufacturers of traffic signs and reflective materials, transportation authorities, road planners, specifiers and procurement officers, testing laboratories and quality managers use this standard to define acceptable surface colour ranges for daylight conditions. It is used in drafting technical delivery conditions, quality agreements and product specifications where consistent daylight appearance and colour matching of signfaces and sheeting materials are required.

Related standards

Relevant related standards and documents include: DIN EN 12899 series (fixed vertical road traffic signs — referenced and partly aligned tables), DIN 67520 (retroreflective sheeting structure classifications, e.g., microprismatic structure C), other parts and subsequent editions consolidated under DIN 6171 (the 2017 edition replaced DIN 6171‑1:2013‑10). For current normative references and the latest consolidated requirements consult the active DIN 6171 edition.

Keywords

traffic signs, surface colours, chromaticity regions, daylight illumination, retroreflective materials, fluorescent retroreflective, microprismatic, DIN 6171, DIN EN 12899, colour specification

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: DIN 6171-1:2013-10 is a DIN standard specifying chromaticity regions (colour ranges) for surface colours of traffic signs and traffic installations when illuminated by daylight.

Q: What does it cover?

A: It covers colour definitions (chromaticity regions) for non‑retroreflective, retroreflective and fluorescent retroreflective materials used on traffic signs and installations under daylight; it does not address retroreflection performance and excludes fixed vertical road traffic signs governed by DIN EN 12899.

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: Manufacturers of signfaces and reflective materials, road authorities, procurement/specification teams, test houses and quality/production engineers who need consistent daylight colour matching for traffic signage.

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: DIN 6171-1:2013-10 has been withdrawn and later consolidated into subsequent editions of DIN 6171; the 2017 edition of DIN 6171 replaced DIN 6171‑1:2013‑10. Users should refer to the latest DIN 6171 edition for current, consolidated requirements.

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: Yes — it was published as Part 1 of the DIN 6171 series (surface colours for traffic signs and traffic installations). The DIN 6171 family covers colour requirements and has been consolidated in later single‑document editions titled DIN 6171.

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: Chromaticity regions, surface colours, traffic signs, daylight, retroreflective, fluorescent, microprismatic, DIN EN 12899.