Chemistry/instrument parameter color maintenance

A method for selecting a color for a chemistry or instrument based upon a parameter of a test, the method comprising:

• identifying, using a processor within a system, a color corresponding to a parameter of a test for the parameter;
• selecting, by the system when the color corresponding to the parameter has not previously been used for another parameter, the color for designating a chemistry or an instrument as corresponding to the parameter;
• selecting, by the system when the color corresponding to the parameter has previously been used for another parameter, a different color other than the color for designating a chemistry or an instrument as corresponding to the parameter, wherein the selecting a color other than the color comprises identifying a different color against other previously selected colors a predetermined value from the other previously selected colors;
• utilizing the selected colors for parameters across tests objects that are utilized in tests for the parameters, wherein the test objects comprise chemistries and instruments, wherein the selected colors identify, on the test objects and to a user, at least one test object that tests for the parameter;
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• wherein selecting the color comprises selecting a hue, tint, or shade of the color for the parameter that is based upon a measurement value of the parameter.