On Thu, 01 Jan 2015 16:13:38 -0600, dpb wrote:

On 01/01/2015 12:44 PM, April wrote:
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With that said, it's NOT LEGAL to put Kero in a red can, but if you
must do it in an emergency, at least write KEROSENE on the can with a
permanent marker, or affix some labelled paper with tape.
PS. I have a YELLOW gas can I got at an auction. Does anyone know
what yellow is for? There is no label. I was going to just spray
paint it red, but never done it yet.


RED: gasoline
BLUE: kerosene
YELLOW: diesel

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It's only the wondrous State of California thru their octopus CARB that
defines the color coding. CA is large enough it then becomes a de facto
standard, but there's no binding requirement anywhere than in CA.

US DOT, EPA, OSHA care not a whit about color, only the various pieces
of transportation safety design, workplace and environmental for the others.

What happens if you need gas, walk to a gas station with say, an
antifreeze bottle, maybe yellow for Prestone, and before anyone notices,
fill it with a gallon of gasoline, paid for by credit card in the pump.
Is anyone going to try to stop you before you leave? A policeman who
notices just after you finish filling?

A color coding isn't a bad thing but it's not mandated other than by CA...

http://www.arb.ca.gov/consprod/fuel-containers/pfc/pfc.htm