The Color and Meaning of Button Switch and Indicator Light
Button switches generally have 6 colors of red, green, yellow, white, black, and blue. Indicator light generally has 5 colors of red, green, yellow, white, and blue. Different colors have different meanings. In the face of multiple choices, we sometimes have difficulties. In order to solve this problem, we can choose the color of button switch and indicator light according to the standard.
Indicator light and display in accordance with IEC 60204-1
The indicator light and its display status are used to represent the following information:
The display is used to attract the attention of the operator or to indicate that a specific task needs to be performed. Red, yellow, blue, and green colors are mostly used in this mode.
Confirmation: Used to confirm an instruction or a state, or confirm the end of a change or jump. Blue and white buttons are often used in this mode, and green is occasionally used in this mode.
Unless the supplier and the user reach another agreement, in general, the color of the indicator light lens should meet the requirements in the above table.
To change the color of the indicator light lens, according to the IEC60073 standard, it should meet the safety of personnel and the environment or the status of electronic components in the following two guidelines.