Red, Yellow, or Blue? How to Choose a 90-Gallon Flammable Storage Cabinet Start with the color guide: Color Stores Typical Liquids Common Use Yellow Flammable liquids Gasoline, alcohol, acetone, thinner Paint booths, auto shops Red Combustible liquids Paint, ink, lubricant, vegetable oil Print shops, furniture factories Blue Corrosive liquids Sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid, sodium hydroxide Labs, electroplating plants Capacity comes first. Color comes next. Pick the wrong color, and you create a safety risk. Yellow Cabinets: Liquids Below 37.8°C Flash Point Gasoline flashes at minus 43°C. Alcohol at 12°C. Acetone at minus 20°C. These liquids give off vapors at room temperature. One spark, and they ignite. OSHA 29 CFR 1910.106 and NFPA 30 both use yellow to mark flammable liquids. Safety inspectors spot a yellow cabinet from across the shop floor. They know what is inside. Paint spray booths, parts washers, and mixing stations use yellow cabinets by default. Red Cabinets: Liquids Above 37.8°C Flash Point Paint usually flashes between 38°C and 60°C. Motor oil above 160°C. Vegetable oil above 300°C. These liquids do not ignite easily at normal temperatures. But prolonged heat or exposure still creates risk. Red cabinets store these materials. Print shops open drums of ink every…