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Is the text contrasting in color with the background? Use a PMS or other color system. If you have an image, make sure it attracts the eye separate from the background and the copy. Do the background colors contrast with surroundings? (i.e. sky, buildings, backdrop of board). Are the colors used primary and secondary in nature? For example, color combinations that work are blue and yellow or red and black. Whereas, colors such as purple and yellow, or red and green vibrate together at too high a frequency and do not tend to be as effective.
 
The following 14 color combinations for lettering were tested using only primary and secondary colors of full hue and value. Tests for readability at a distance were conducted on different groups under the sponsorship of the Outdoor Advertising Association of America (OAAA).
 
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The results ranked in the sequence shown, with #1 the most legible and #14 as the least legible.
 
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