Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies
(a) Pedestrian indications should attract the attention of and be readable to the pedestrian (day and night) at all distances from ten feet to the full width of the area to be crossed.
(b) All pedestrian indications shall be rectangular in shape and shall consist of the lettered or symbolized messages "Walk" and "Don't Walk". Only internal illumination shall be used. Symbol designs are set forth in the "Standard Highway Signs" booklet.
(c) When illuminated, the "Walk" indication shall be lunar white. All except the letters or symbols shall be obscured by an opaque material.
(d) When illuminated, the "Don't Walk" indication shall be portland orange with all letters or symbols obscured by an opaque material.
(e) When not illuminated, the "Walk" and "Don't Walk" messages shall not be distinguishable by pedestrians at the far end of the crosswalks they control.
(f) The letters shall be at least three inches high or the symbols shall be at least six inches high for a crossing where the distance from the near curb to the pedestrian signal indication is sixty feet or less. For distances over sixty feet, the letters should be at least four and one half inches high and the symbols should be at least nine inches high.
(Effective November 3, 1981)