NEW MUTCD Minimum Maintained Retroreflectivity Levels

Quick Reference Guide

(in units of cd/lx/m2 measured at an angle of 0.2o and an entrance angle of -4.0o)
Information taken from the FHWA Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways
Sheeting Type
Additional
Sign Color Beaded Sheeting Prismatic Sheeting
Criteria
I II III III, IV,VI,VII,VIII, IX, X
white not approved; white not approved; white not approved; white > 250;
Overhead
green > 7 green > 15 green > 25 green > 25
White on Green
white not approved; white > 120;
Ground-mounted
green > 7 green > 15
For text and fine-symbol signs
yellow/orange yellow > 50;
measuring > 1200mm (48in)
Black on Yellow not approved orange > 50
and all bold symbol signs
or
For text and fine sym-
Black on Orange bol signs measuring < yellow/orange yellow > 75;
not approved orange > 75
1200mm (48in)
Minimum sign contrast ra-
White on Red tio > 3:1 (white retroreflec- white > 35;
tivity / red retroreflectivity) red > 7

Black on White white > 50

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