Warehouse Shelving Colors: Why Are Orange and Blue Commonly Used Together?

Have you ever noticed that most warehouse shelvings are colored with a combination of orange and blue? Why have these two colors become the main colors of warehouse shelvings？

Reasons for using orange and blue on warehouse shelvings

From the structure of warehouse shelvings themselves, blue and orange are both very bright colors that can be compared and distinguished from each other on different structures.

For example, in the beam shelves, the beams are usually orange, while the columns are generally painted blue. Orange is also a warning color. The beam shelf is used to directly place goods and is one of the most frequently used parts for workers. The use of orange helps to provide safe work. The column of the shelf is a load-bearing component, and blue represents stability and stability. It is also a distinctive color, reminding all equipment and personnel not to collide with the shelf to ensure safety.

From the perspective of color psychology, orange belongs to warm colors and represents positive forces such as passion, sunshine, and vitality. Due to the singularity of the work in the warehouse, the existence of these orange three-dimensional shelves provides a sense of space.

Warehouse personnel who come into contact with this color during work can relieve fatigue to a certain extent and help eliminate fatigue and improve work efficiency and precision unconsciously. Blue belongs to the cold color tone. It is a very clean color, and in a certain environment, blue symbolizes calmness and giving people a sense of peaceful work. This color often helps warehouse personnel work steadily, meticulously and attentively to accomplish their work.

Issues to be aware of when storing goods on warehouse shelvings

Warehouse shelves can effectively improve warehouse utilization and increase the efficiency of managers and users, which is widely used by enterprises. However, not maintaining them in daily processes can easily damage the shelves and goods.

• When installing warehouse shelvings, it is best to face the aisle for easy loading and unloading of goods. It also prevents damage to the shelves and goods due to inconvenient loading and unloading.

• When placing goods, pay attention to the classification of goods, which can be classified by area or by level. It is best to plan ahead to improve work efficiency.
  

• For goods with different weights, they should also be classified when using warehouse shelvings. Heavy goods are best placed on lower shelves, while light goods are placed on upper shelves.
  

• Place goods that are not used frequently as far inside as possible, and place goods that are relatively frequent in and out nearby.