Colour tactile indicator — grey (bar and stud)

Grey tactile indicators are the option for buildings where the marking has to blend discreetly into the interior. The situation arises often in practice: a client has to meet accessibility requirements, but a bright yellow strip breaks the design concept. Grey reconciles the two — it sits in the same register as concrete and porcelain stoneware, while the tactile function is retained in full.

One thing needs to be clear here: a grey indicator works through touch rather than vision. The diamond relief underfoot and at the cane tip is the same as on a dark or light version, so for a blind person there is no difference at all. For a user with residual sight, however, the contrast may be insufficient — which is why grey is more often used not in the primary warning zone but on a guidance lane, or where contrast is provided by other means.

• Bar element — a guidance lane in keeping with the interior
• Stud element — visually discreet yet distinctly felt field
• Diamond anti-slip relief — performs identically in any colour
• Suitable indoors and outdoors, adhesive or mechanical fixing

The grey version is chosen for business centres, premium offices, hotel lobbies, museums and galleries, and contemporary public buildings. In design it is best planned alongside a contrasting element: for example a grey guidance lane with the warning field before a staircase in a contrasting colour. Solutions are selected taking accessibility norm requirements into account. We will draw up a scheme that satisfies both the design and the standard — request a free consultation.