1. A marker formed of geometric features having various colors to apply to an object, the marker comprising: a background having a first color; multiple localization features formed on the background having a second color wherein the multiple localization features comprise two spaced apart geometric features susceptible to decoding by a reader having a processor and a low-resolution camera; and multiple information encoding features, each information encoding feature having a color selected as a combination of multiple colors to represent digital values, the information encoding features being arranged proximate the localization features on the background.