---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 211.204-2"
title: "40"
number: "211.204-2"
heading: "Primary label size, print and color."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/211.204-2"
---

# §211.204-2. Primary label size, print and color.


The primary label characteristics are the same as those specified in §§ [211.105](/cfr/40/211.105.md) and [211.106](/cfr/40/211.106.md) of [subpart A](/cfr/40/subpartA.md) except as stated here.

- (a) The label must be no smaller than 3.8 centimeters by 5.0 centimeters (cm) (approximately 1.5 inches by 2.0 inches).
- (b) The minimum type face size for each area shall be as follows, based upon a scale of 72 points = 1 inch:
  - (1) **Area A—** 2.8 millimeters (mm) or 8 point.
  - (2) **Area B—** 7.6 mm or 22 point for the Rating;—1.7 mm or 5 point for “Decibels”.
  - (3) **Area A-B—** 1.5 mm or 4 point.
  - (4) **Area C—** 1.5 mm or 4 point.
  - (5) **Area D—** 0.7 mm or 2 point.
  - (6) **Area E—** 0.7 mm or 2 point.
  - (7) **Area F—** 0.7 mm or 2 point.
  - (8) **Area H—** 0.7 mm or 2 point.
- (c) The use of upper and lower case letters and the general appearance of the label must be similar to the example in Figure (1).
- (d) The color of the label must be as specified in subpart A.

## Notes

### Amendments

[44 FR 56127, Sept. 28, 1979, as amended at 45 FR 8275, Feb. 6, 1980]

### Authority

Authority: Sec. 8, Pub. L. 92-574, 86 Stat. 1241 (42 U.S.C. 4907), and additional authority as specified.

### Source

Source: 44 FR 56139, Sept. 28, 1979, unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 44 FR 56127, Sept. 28, 1979, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[44 FR 56127, Sept. 28, 1979, as amended at 45 FR 8275, Feb. 6, 1980]