Colour coding
Coloured wristbands
Coloured wristbands let door staff, teachers or volunteers see a group at a glance. Red might mean paid. Blue might mean over 18. Green might be a school house. You choose the code. The band is just the colour people wear. Order online, or ask us for a quote if you already know how many of each colour you need.
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In short
- Colour is a code you invent for the night, the term, or the campaign. There is no universal chart that every venue uses.
- A one-night door usually wants plain tyvek in two or three colours. People looking for coloured paper bands mean this.
- Schools and fundraisers that want the colour still on the wrist next week use silicone or slap.
- Need a logo as well as a colour? That is custom wristbands. Price depends on the band and how many you need. You will see it on the product, or we can quote the order.
Which colour job
Same idea, different band. Match the colour to how long it has to stay readable.
| Event door | School | Keepable colour | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Usual band | Tyvek, or plastic clip if you need a tougher strip | Silicone loops or slap bands in house colours | Silicone or slap people take home |
| What the colour does | Marks paid, age, VIP or staff for one night | Marks a house, year level or duty group | A cause colour or a brand colour after the event |
| If someone tries to pass it on | Tyvek tears. Plastic clip locks. | They can take it off. That is fine for a house colour. | Comes off and goes back on. Not a door ticket. |
How to set the colours
Write the code down before anyone opens a pack at the gate.
- 1
Name each group
Paid entry, over 18, artists, staff. Or houses, year levels, volunteers. Keep it to as few colours as the door can remember. Two or three is enough for most nights.
- 2
Pick the band that lasts that long
Tonight only: tyvek. Tougher door, still a colour split: plastic clip. A colour people should still be wearing on Monday: silicone or slap.
- 3
Order a mix, not one mystery rainbow
Multi coloured usually means several solid colours in the same order, so each group gets its own pile. Order the counts you need of each. If you want a logo on top of the colour, use custom wristbands.
- 4
Brief the door, then order or quote
Tell staff which colour is which. Then order the mix, or ask us for a quote with the colours and quantities. Send that list and we will quote the job.
Do the colours mean something?
Only if you say they do. A purple band at one party can mean VIP. At the next it can mean a drink card. Hospitals and clinics use their own colour systems for patients. That is a different product, and not what we sell.
For an Australian event or school, write your own key and stick it on the clipboard at the door. Black is just another colour in that mix, useful when you want a dark band that still reads as a group.
If you typed coloured paper wristbands, you almost certainly want tyvek. If you are choosing material for a longer event rather than a colour split, start with event wristbands.
Ready to order coloured wristbands?
Pick the colours for each group, then order the mix. Or send the colour list and quantities and we will quote the job.
