The category labelled 'pink' is a generalisation as the hue varies from bright pink across that part of the spectrum to lilac and even includes at least one example that isn't far short of bright red.. It is mentioned elsewhere that Isle of Wight labels were printed on mauve paper and that they are prone to severe desiccation and this 'pink' category can suffer the same fate whereas most of the gamut of the coloured labels have stood the test of time reasonably well.

For the benefit of readers who have the misfortune to be afflicted with colour deficient vision, the colour is stated in the header line for each block of data.

The number of listed variations totals in excess of 700 but that isn't the complete story as no account is taken of the fact that many of the listed Type 4's are available in two or more very different fonts. Many listed items have examples with the '787' on the opposite side to the norm and there are also a few variations within Types 2 & 4 where the conjunction (and or ampersand) are the opposite of the standard for that type. Also to be taken into account is that previously unknown examples still continue to surface and even the author's own limited collection contains fourteen such which, actually, is nearly all of them.

The pervious version of these colour tables skimped a little on detail but the new versions shown below included all variations of spelling and punctuation. The only addition to reality is that (IoW) has been appended to some of the island's station names.