1. Leading transparent — transparent → #f8f9fa (Wikipedia bug)
2. Trailing transparent — #f8f9fa → transparent
3. Interior transparent, same neighbors — red → transparent → red
4. Interior transparent, different neighbors — red → transparent → blue (split stop)
5. Consecutive leading transparents — transparent → transparent → blue
6. All transparent — transparent → transparent (nothing to borrow)
7. No transparent stops — red → blue (pass-through, no adjustment)