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This template converts a "type" value to a color, using the supported icon set. It is used in Template:Marker and Template:Listing.

All colors should pass WCAG AA guidelines for color contrast.

Overview of colors used in Wikivoyage
Type CSS3 color name Example
see #387bb2   
do #757070   
buy #008080   
eat #b1591b   
drink #000000   
sleep #000080   
listing #258825   
go #A52A2A   
city #0000FF   
other #258825   
view #4169E1   
vicinity #800000   
around #800080   
gold #FFD700   
lime #BFFF00   
red #FF0000   
silver #C0C0C0   
Example color outputs
Input Output Comment
#{{#invoke:TypeToColor|convert|sleep}} #000080 type to color
#{{#invoke:TypeToColor|convert|red}} #FF0000 color to color
#{{#invoke:TypeToColor|convert|wrong}} #C0C0C0 wrong to default
#{{#invoke:TypeToColor|convert|}} #C0C0C0 no to default

local p = {}  function p.convert( frame ) 	return p.convertImpl(frame.args[1]) end  function p.convertImpl(type) 	type = type:lower() 	local types = { 		['do'] = '757070', 		around = '800080', 		buy = '008080', 		city = '0000FF', 		drink = '000000', 		eat = 'b1591b', 		go = 'A52A2A', 		listing = '258825', 		other = '258825', 		see = '387bb2', 		sleep = '000080', 		vicinity = '800000', 		view = '4169E1',  		launchsite = 'FF8C00', 	}  	local result = types[type] 	if result then 		return result 	end 	 	-- Deprecated usage - trace it 	types = { 		black = '000000', 		blue = '0000FF', 		brown = 'A52A2A', 		chocolate = 'D2691E', 		forestgreen = '228B22', 		gold = 'FFD700', 		gray = '808080', 		grey = '808080', 		lime = 'BFFF00', 		magenta = 'FF00FF', 		maroon = '800000', 		mediumaquamarine = '66CDAA', 		navy = '000080', 		orange = 'FFA500', 		plum = 'DDA0DD', 		purple = '800080', 		red = 'FF0000', 		royalblue = '4169E1', 		silver = 'C0C0C0', 		steelblue = '4682B4', 		teal = '008080', 	}  	local result = types[type] 	if result then 		return result --  .. '[[category:Fixme TypeToColor]]' 	end  	return 'C0C0C0' -- .. '[[category:Fixme TypeToColor Unknown]]' end  return p