Away colours
Away colours From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search Danny Gabbidon wearing a Crystal Palace away kit, 2012 Away colours are a choice of coloured clothing used in team sports. They are required to be worn by one team during a game between teams that would otherwise wear the same colours as each other, or similar colours. This change prevents confusion for officials, players, and spectators. In most sports, it is the visiting or road team that must change – second-choice kits are commonly known as away kits or change kits in British English, and road uniforms in American English. Some sports leagues mandate that away teams must always wear an alternative kit, while others simply state that the two teams' colours should not match. In some sports, conventionally the home team has changed its kit (such as in rugby union and early soccer). In most cases, a team wears its away kit only when its primary ki