What paint color will look cool on a traffic light?

[lightingfan8902]

I was considering of painting a metal traffic light but once I get one, and I need to know that which paint color will look cool on a Traffic signal.

Which paint color should I use on a metal body traffic light housing?

• Black
• Yellow
• Brown
• Green

[zenith]

Black and yellow are boring unless they are combined (in Longmont, CO the bodies tend to be yellow and the visors are black.  Across most of Kansas and Oklahoma the bodies are yellow but the visor and faceplate are often black).  The majority of my signals are all yellow and it just gets boring after awhile.  Green...depends on what shade.  I've got a California signal that has that forest green color and it's not too bad.  Shreveport, LA area has some teal-ish colored signals that are also kinda cool.  Never been too huge on brown unless it matches the entire mast assembly and has more than just a mast arm.  Personally I've always thought white/silver/gray signals looked pretty cool, but those are almost impossible to find here in the states beyond specific neighborhoods.

[Mike]

Black, "Safety Yellow", and Forest Green are the standard options that are street-legal. In order for other colors to be used, they're either grandfathered in or an exception was made. Here in RI the signals are all yellow, though some in urban areas are black to be more decorative looking. The backboards (things that bolt around the outside of the signal, sorta like a decorative trim) are all black, but newer installs are required to have reflective yellow tape on the backboards for increased visibility. Our older signals were green in urban areas but they're not used anymore.

Not sure what "faceplates" are but sometimes the signal bodies are yellow and the doors and visors are black. The signals look black from the front and yellow from behind. I never cared much for the mis-matching though. I think forest green looks best on signals but I'd personally keep the original color when you repaint it, whatever it was. If you do not want to keep the original color I suggest a nice medium blue color. I think that would look nice.