color coded

idiom

: each marked by a particular color
The trails on the mountain are all color coded.

Examples of color coded in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Water conditions are color coded with blues indicating above-normal conditions, green being normal and yellow and red indicating below-normal conditions. David Montesino, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2024 The frame is shock corded and color coded for easy setup and no tools are required. Amanda Ogle, Southern Living, 25 Aug. 2023 Everything is in neat rows, color coded and grab-and-go. Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 29 June 2023 This level is color coded as orange on the air-quality map. Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 7 June 2023

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“Color coded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/color%20coded. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

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