What do the downed penalty icons mean

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http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Death_penalty

So we know what it is, but in game next to your HP you get a little coloured skull which shows you have some 'downed penalty' points.

Does anyone know what the colours mean? Or how to know how many points you have? So far I've seen a white icon and a dark orange one.

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Best Answer

As the Wiki entry you linked explains, every time an opponent reduces your life to 0 you go down and have a bar that shows your remaining consciousness which gets lowered by time and attacks and increased if you get revived or call for help (the 4th skill). If you get revived or manage to call for help long enough, you get back into the fight. If it's empty, you are completely dead and can only get revived by another player or respawn at a teleport point.

The starting consciousness gets reduced by the death penalty. White means you start at 75%, Yellow 50%, Orange 25% and with red you die immediately, no call for help or rock throwing possible.