Light blue
For coagulation determinations
Lavender
For hematology determination
Gray
For glucose determination
Orange
For STAT determination in chemistry
Gold
For serum determination in chemistry
Pink
Designed to meet AABB requirements
Tan
For lead determinations
Yellow
For blood culture specimens
Light green
For plasma determinations in chemistry with gel
Red
For serum determination in chemistry - may be glass or plastic
Royal blue
For trace element, toxicology, and nutritional chemistry.
White
For molecular diagnostic testing
Green
For plasma determination in chemistry
Light blue
Buffered sodium citrate
Pink or lavender
Sprayed coated K2EDTA
Gold
Clot activator and gel for serum separation
Tan
k2EDTA
Royal blue
k2EDTA
Yellow
SPS
Light green
Lithium heparin and gel for plasma separation
Green
Sodium or lithium heparin
White
K2EDTA and gel for plasma separation
Lavender
Spray coated K2EDTA
Orange
Thrombin based clot activator
Red
Silicone coated (glass), clot activator, silicone coated (plastic)
Gray
Potassium oxalate/sodium fluoride
Pink - inversions
8
Light blue - inversions
3-4
Lavender - inversions
8
Gold- inversions
5
Light green - inversions
8
Tan - inversions
8
Red (plastic) - inversions
5
Gray - inversions
8
Yellow- inversions
8
White - inversions
8
Green - inversions
8
Royal blue - inversions
8
Orange w/gel inversions
5-6
Orange thrombin based clot activator w/o gel - inversions
8
Red (glass) - inversions
0