DISPLAY UNIT COLOR USAGE
Colors used in the MFD and PFD displays follow the rules listed in the table.
NORMAL
VIDEO
REVERSE
VIDEO
RED RED Warning conditions & messages
Flight envelope and system limits
Invalid primary instruments
AMBER AMBER Caution conditions & messages
Invalid data
Miscompare annunciators
Single-source annunciators
GREEN GREEN Normal operating conditions & messages
Advisory messages
Engaged (Active) FD modes
ON condition (synoptic displays)
CYAN CYAN Crew selected reference data and cues
Primary Navaid data and cues
MAGENTA MAGENTA Crew selected reference data and cues when active with Flight Director
Primary Navaid data and cues when active with Flight Director
WHITE Labels, scales and reference symbols
Status messages and secondary data
Information annunciators
Armed FD modes
OFF condition (synoptic displays)
Normally many of the graphic and digital displays change color when limits
are reached or exceeded (usually from white or green to amber or red).