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Hi Angier,

The FAA only says "contrast in color with the background" but doesn't give 
any particulars.  I think it is up to the DAR or FAA inspector to make that 
call.  We haven't had any problems here putting gray letter on a blue 
background and vise versa.

Cream on a white background probably wouldn't cut it.

If it looks/feels questionable to you then it might be questionable to the 
inspector as well.

I hope this helps.

Have a great day,

John J Januszewski
www.planemakers.com
planemakers@planemakers.com

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From: "Greenbacks, UnLtd." <N4ZQ@VERIZON.NET>
Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2011 2:13 PM
To: <lml@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: N Numbers

> FAR 45.23, 25, 27 & 29 seem to cover all aspects of size and location of 
> marks, etc.
>
> But I can't find any reference requiring a particular color contrast 
> between the airframe color and the mark color. Do the N Numbers need to be 
> visible/distinguishable from a certain minimum distance? Black marks on a 
> white airframe might be most visible from a distance compared to light 
> cream colored marks on a white airframe.
>
> I plan to have pretty basic contrasting N Numbers on 4ZQ for the 
> inspection but what about down the road when I get a bit more creative? I 
> wonder if any color combinations have actually been rejected by FAA.
>
> Angier Ames
> N4ZQ