In Oz (generally and it's been a while, so forgive me brothers if it's changed),
Blue for Departures
Buff (yellow) for Arrivals
Pink For Air-work/ instrument training flights / transits (ie not a full-stop landing)
Green for circuits (at some towers; otherwise pink)
White for Runway occupied by other things - safety cars, men with tools, mowers, tugs, crossing, etc.
As for the strip display, too far back in the memory banks; but remember a RUNWAY Bay, an arrivals bay in time/sequence order above it and next to the arrival/sequence bay was the departure bay in 'taxi order'. Strip gets put under the runway occupied bay (only when that bay is clear of other strips, in effect) and you put arrivals or departures in there when making the decision between the arrival or the departure.
Two sliders to get strips from ADC to Ground; coord in the middle. Top is Departures going to the Coord and/or ADC and bottom is going from the ADC to the Ground.
Of course then there are the electronic versions; but I'm assuming they come with their own ideas.