COLOUR CODE

ELETTROTEK KABEL SINGLE WIRES COLOUR IDENTIFICATION

Core. no Basic color RAL
01 BLACK / NERO 9005
02 DARK BLUE / BLU SCURO (RAL 5010) 5010
03 BROWN / MARRONE 8003
04 GREY / GRIGIO 7000
05 YELLOW / GIALLO 1021
06 GREEN / VERDE 6018
07 VIOLET/ VIOLA 4005
08 WHITE / BIANCO 9003
09 ORANGE / ARANCIONE 2003
10 RED / ROSSO 3000
11 LIGHT BLUE / BLU CHIARO (RAL 5015) 5015
12 LIGHT BLUE / BLU CHIARO (RAL 5012) 5012
13 PINK / ROSA 3015
14 SKY BLUE/BLU SKY 5024
15 YELLOW-GREEN / GIALLO-VERDE 1021/6018
16 WHITE-DARK BLUE / BIANCO-BLU SCURO 9003/5010
17 DARK BLUE-WHITE / BLU-BIANCO 5010/9003
18 WHITE-GREY / BIANCO-GRIGIO 9003/7000
19 BLACK-GREEN / NERO-VERDE 9005/6018
20 BLACK-DARK BLUE / NERO-BLU SCURO 9005/5010
21 BLACK-WHITE / NERO-BIANCO 9005/9003
22 BLACK-VIOLET / NERO-VIOLA 9005/4005
23 BLACK-RED / NERO-ROSSO 9005/3000
24 WHITE-RED / BIANCO-ROSSO 9003/3000
25 WHITE-BROWN / BIANCO- MARRONE 9003/8003
26 DARK BLUE-RED / BLU SCURO-ROSSO 5010/3000
27 WHITE-VIOLET / BIANCO-VIOLA 9003/4005
28 WHITE-YELLOW / BIANCO-GIALLO 9003/1021
29 WHITE-GREEN / BIANCO-VERDE 9003/6018
30 WHITE-ORANGE / BIANCO-ARANCIONE 9003/2003
31 OFF WHITE GREY 9002
32 REDDISH BROWN 3016
33 BEIGE 1001
34
35
36
37
38
39

HD 308 S2
no. of cores Cores with green-yellow protective conductor (-J) Cores without green-yellow protective conductor (-O)
2 - BLUE-BROWN

3 GREEN/YELLOW-BLUE-BROWN BROWN-BLACK-GREY

4 GREEN/YELLOW-BROWN-BLACK-GREY BLUE-BROWN-BLACK-GREY

5 GREEN/YELLOW-BLUE-BROWN-BLACK-GREY BLUE-BROWN-BLACK-GREY-BLACK

6 GREEN-YELLOW/BLACK + WHITE PRINTED NUMBERS BLACK + WHITE PRINTED NUMBERS

Core identification with numbers acc. to EN 50334

Marking inscription for identification of cores of
electric cables (number printing).
Other core colours are allowed exept green and yellow.

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DIN 47100
Number Colour Number Colour
1 WHITE 32 YELLOW - blue

2 BROWN 33 GREEN - red

3 GREEN 34 YELLOW - red

4 YELLOW 35 GREEN - black

5 GRAY 36 YELLOW - black

6 PINK 37 GRAY - blue

7 BLUE 38 PINK - blue

8 RED 39 GRAY - red

9 BLACK 40 PINK - red

10 VIOLET 41 GRAY - black

11 GRAY - pink 42 PINK - black

12 RED - blue 43 BLUE - black

13 WHITE - green 44 RED - black

14 BROWN - green 45 WHITE - brown - black

15 WHITE - yellow 46 YELLOW - green - black

16 YELLOW - brown 47 GRAY - pink - black

17 WHITE - gray 48 RED - blue - black

18 GRAY - brown 49 WHITE - green - black

19 WHITE - pink 50 BROWN - green- black

20 PINK - brown 51 WHITE - yellow - black

21 WHITE - blue 52 YELLOW - brown - black

22 BROWN - blue 53 WHITE - gray - black

23 WHITE - red 54 GRAY - brown - black

24 BROWN - red 55 WHITE - pink - black

25 WHITE - black 56 PINK - brown - black

26 BROWN - black 57 WHITE - blue - black

27 GRAY - green 58 BROWN - blue - black

28 YELLOW - gray 59 WHITE - red - black

29 PINK - green 60 BROWN- red - black

30 YELLOW - pink 61 BLACK - white

31 GREEN - blue

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COLOUR CODE FOR CABLES JB/OB

The combination of color identification up to 101 cores consists of 11 basic colors. For core 12 and more, one or two additional color rings
or longitudinal stripes are printed on the basic color. This ring width is approximately 2mm. The insulation of the conductor gives the first
basic color.

JB COLOUR CODE
Number Color Number
0 green/yellow 34 PINK/BLUE 68 ORANGE/WHITE/BLACK

1 white 35 ORANGE/BLUE 69 TRANS/WHITE/BLACK

2 black 36 TRANS/BLUE 70 BEIGE/WHITE/BLACK

3 blue 37 BEIGE/BLUE 71 BROWN/WHITE/BLUE

4 brown 38 GRAY/BROWN 72 GRAY/WHITE/BLUE

5 Gray 39 RED/BROWN 73 RED/WHITE/BLUE

6 red 40 VIOLET/BROWN 74 VIOLET/WHITE/BLUE

7 violet 41 PINK/BROWN 75 PINK/WHITE/BLUE

8 pink 42 ORANGE/BROWN 76 ORANGE/WHITE/BLUE

9 orange 43 TRANS/BROWN 77 TRANS/WHITE/BLUE

10 transparent 44 BEIGE/BROWN 78 BEIGE/WHITE/BLUE

11 beige 45 RED/GRAY 79 GRAY/WHITE/BROWN

12 black/white 46 VIOLET/GRAY 80 RED/WHITE/BROWN

13 blue/white 47 PINK/GRAY 81 VIOLET/WHITE/BROWN

14 brown/white 48 ORANGE/GRAY 82 PINK/WHITE/BROWN

15 gray/white 49 TRANS/GRAY 83 ORANGE/WHITE/BROWN

16 red/white 50 BEIGE/GRAY 84 TRANS/WHITE/BROWN

17 violet/gray 51 ORANGE/RED 85 BEIGE/WHITE/BROWN

18 pink/white 52 TRANS/RED 86 RED/WHITE/GRAY

19 ORANGE/WHITE 53 BEIGE/RED 87 VIOLET/WHITE/GRAY

20 TRANS/WHITE 54 PINK/VIOLET 88 PINK/WHITE/GRAY

21 BEIGE/WHITE 55 ORANGE/VIOLET 89 ORANGE/WHITE/GRAY

22 BLUE/BLACK 56 TRANS/VIOLET 90 TRANS/WHITE/GRAY

23 BROWN/BLACK 57 BEIGE/VIOLET 91 BEIGE/WHITE/GRAY

24 GRAY/BLACK 58 TRANS/PINK 92 BLUE/WHITE/RED

25 RED/BLACK 59 BEIGE/PINK 93 BROWN/WHITE/RED

26 VIOLET/BLACK 60 TRANS/ORANGE 94 VIOLET/WHITE/RED

27 PINK/BLACK 61 BEIGE/ORANGE 95 PINK/WHITE/RED

28 ORANGE/BLACK 62 BLUE/WHITE/BLACK 62 BLUE/WHITE/BLACK

29 TRANS/BLACK 63 BROWN/WHITE/BLACK 97 BROWN/WHITE/VIOLET

30 BEIGE/BLACK 64 GRAY/WHITE/BLACK 98 ORANGE/WHITE/VIOLET

31 BROWN/BLUE 65 RED/WHITE/BLACK 99 BROWN/BLACK/BLUE

32 GRAY/BLUE 66 VIOLET/WHITE/BLACK 100 GRAY/BLACK/BLUE

33 RED/BLUE 67 PINK/WHITE/BLACK 101 RED/BLACK/BLUE

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The cores are to be counted continuously through all layers at the same direction,
beginning with the inner layer towards the outside layer

OB COLOUR CODE
Number Color Number
1 WHITE 35 ORANGE/BLUE 69 TRANS/WHITE/BLACK

2 BLACK 36 TRANS/BLUE 70 BEIGE/WHITE/BLACK

3 BLUE 37 BEIGE/BLUE 71 BROWN/WHITE/BLACK

4 BROWN 38 GRAY/BROWN 72 GRAY/WHITE/BLUE

5 GRAY 39 RED/BROWN 73 RED/WHITE/BLUE

6 RED 40 VIOLET/BROWN 74 VIOLET/WHITE/BLUE

7 VIOLET 41 PINK/BROWN 75 PINK/WHITE/BLUE

8 PINK 42 ORANGE/BROWN 76 ORANGE/WHITE/BLUE

9 ORANGE 43 TRANS/BROWN 77 TRANS/WHITE/BLUE

10 TRANSPARENT 44 BEIGE/BROWN 78 BEIGE/WHITE/BLUE

11 BEIGE 45 RED/GRAY 79 GRAY/WHITE/BROWN

12 BLCK/WHITE 46 RED/GRAY 80 RED/WHITE/BROWN

13 BLUE/WHITE 47 PINK/GRAY 81 VIOLET/WHITE/BROWN

14 BROWN/WHITE 48 ORANGE/GRAY 82 PINK/WHITE/BROWN

15 GRAY/WHITE 49 TRANS/GRAY 83 ORANGE/WHITE/BROWN

16 RED/WHITE 50 BEIGE/GRAY 84 TRANS/WHITE/BROWN

17 VIOLET/GRAY 51 ORANGE/RED 85 BEIGE/WHITE/BROWN

18 PINK/WHITE 52 TRANS/RED 86 RED/WHITE/GRAY

19 ORANGE/WHITE 53 BEIGE/RED 87 VIOLET/WHITE/GRAY

20 TRANS/WHITE 54 PINK/VIOLET 88 PINK/WHITE/GRAY

21 BEIGE/WHITE 55 ORANGE/VIOLET 89 ORANGE/WHITE/GRAY

22 BLUE/BLACK 56 TRANS/VIOLET 90 TRANS/WHITE/GRAY

23 BROWN/BLACK 57 BEIGE/VIOLET 91 BEIGE/WHITE/GRAY

24 GRAY/BLACK 58 TRANS/PINK 92 BLUE/WHITE/RED

25 RED/BLACK 59 BEIGE/PINK 93 BROWN/WHITE/RED

26 VIOLET/BLACK 60 TRANS/ORANGE 94 VIOLET/WHITE/RED

27 PINK/BLACK 61 BEIGE/ORANGE 95 PINK/WHITE/RED

28 ORANGE/BLACK 62 BLUE/WHITE/BLACK 96 ORANGE/WHITE/RED

29 TRANS/BLACK 63 BROWN/WHITE/BLACK 97 BROWN/WHITE/VIOLET

30 BEIGE/BLACK 64 GRAY/WHITE/BLACK 98 ORANGE/WHITE/VIOLET

31 BROWN/BLUE 65 RED/WHITE/BLACK 99 BROWN/BLACK/BLUE

32 GRAY/BLUE 66 VIOLET/WHITE/BLACK 100 GRAY/BLACK/BLUE

33 RED/BLUE 67 PINK/WHITE/BLACK 101 RED/BLACK/BLUE

34 PINK/BLUE 68 ORANGE/WHITE/BLACK

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DIN 0815
1. Colour coding for installation cabels
J-Y(St)Y ... Lg

For two-pair cable

pair 1 A-RED B-BLACK

pair 2 A-WHITE B-YELLOW

For cables with more than 2 pairs

The colour of the a-core in the first pair of each layer is red (“counting” pair), in all other pairs it is white.

The colour of the b-core is blue, yellow, green, brown, black in repeating order as follows:

colour of b-core Nr. of pair

blue 1 6 11 16 21 26 31 36 41 46

yellow 2 7 12 17 22 27 32 37 42 47

green 3 8 13 18 23 28 33 38 43 48

brown 4 9 14 19 24 29 34 39 44 49

black 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50

blue 51 56 61 66 71 76 81 86 91 96

yellow 52 57 62 67 72 77 82 87 92 97

green 53 58 63 68 73 78 83 88 93 98

brown 54 59 64 69 74 79 84 89 94 99

black 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100

2. Colour coding for installation cabels

JE-Y(St)Y... Bd JE-LiYCY mBd JE-H(St)H Bd JE-LIHCH Bd RD-Y(St)Y AJ-Y(St)YDY Bd Si

For two-pair cable

pair 1 A-BLUE B-RED

pair 2 A-GREY B-YELLOW

For cables with more than 2 pairse.

Colour of basic insulation of pairs in one bunch:

Pair 1 2 3 4
core a b a b a b a b

colour BLUE RED GREY YELLOW GREEN BROWN WHITE BLACK

For identification of bunches, cores are marked with black rings and bunches are wrapped by a colored tape.

ring group I
 
ring group II

ring group III

ring group IV

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Identification of bunches

rings for bunches of

Bunch-N° Colour of rings Tape
a cores resp.
4 cores
4 pairs

1 I I -
2 I II -
PINK
3 II III -
4 II IV -

5 I -
6 II -
ORANGE
7 III -
8 IV -

9 I -
10 II -
VIOLET
11 III -
12 IV -

13 I
14 II
PINK BLUE
15 III
16 IV

17 I
18 II
ORANGE RED
19 III
20 IV

3. Colour coding for installation cables

J-YY ... Bd J-H(St)H ... Bd J-2Y(St)Y St III Bd

The five star-quads of each bunch have the following identification:

1 basic insulation of all cores red

2 basic insulation of all cores green

3 basic insulation of all cores grey

4 basic insulation of all cores yellow

5 basic insulation of all cores white

The cores within one star-quad are marked by rings:

 
}
a-core

side circuit 1
b-core  

}
a-core  
side circuit 2
b-core  
The counting bunch is marked by a red tape in each layer. All other bunches have a white or nature tape.

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DIN 0816
4. Core identification for outdoor telephone cables

The five star-quads of each basic unit have the following identification:
1 quad basic insulation of all cores red

2 quad basic insulation of all cores green

3 quad basic insulation of all cores grey

4 quad basic insulation of all cores yellow

5 quad basic insulation of all cores white

The basic insulation of spare quads is red.

The cores within one star-quad are marked by rings:

 
}
a-core

side circuit 1
b-core
 
 
}
a-core

side circuit 2
b-core  
The first basic- or main-unit in each layer is to be marked by an open helix of plastic tape of red (marker). All other basic- or main-units must
be wrapped with an open helix of white or uncoloured plastic tape. The quads of a basic-unit are to be counted according to the sequence of
basic colours. In cables with more than 5 star quads, the basic- and main-units must be counted continuously beginning with maker-unit
at inner layer towards outside.

Examples for unit stranding

5 star quads stranded into basic unit 5 basic units each stranded into one main unit = 50 D

1 basic unit

1 star quad
1 star quad

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BS 5308 Part 1
Multipair colour code
pair n° A wire B wire
1 BLACK BLUE
2* BLACK GREEN
3 BLUE GREEN
4 BLACK BROWN
5 BLUE BROWN
6 GREEN BROWN
7 BLACK WHITE
8 BLUE WHITE
9 GREEN WHITE
10 BROWN WHITE
11 BLACK RED
12 BLUE RED
13 GREEN RED
14 BROWN RED
15 WHITE RED
16 BLACK ORANGE
17 BLUE ORANGE
18 GREEN ORANGE
19 BROWN ORANGE
20 WHITE ORANGE
21 RED ORANGE
22 BLACK YELLOW
23 BLUE YELLOW
24 GREEN YELLOW
25 BROWN YELLOW
26 WHITE YELLOW
27 RED YELLOW
28 ORANGE YELLOW
29 BLACK GREY
30 BLUE GREY
31 GREEN GREY
32 BROWN GREY
33 WHITE GREY
34 RED GREY
35 ORANGE GREY
36 YELLOW GREY
37 BLACK VIOLET
38 BLUE VIOLET
39 GREEN VIOLET
40 BROWN VIOLET
41 WHITE VIOLET
42 RED VIOLET
43 ORANGE VIOLET
44 YELLOW VIOLET
45 GREY VIOLET
46 BLACK TURQUOISE
47 BLUE TURQUOISE
48 GREEN TURQUOISE
49 BROWN TURQUOISE
50 WHITE TURQUOISE
* Single quad (2 pair) Black, Blue, Green and Brown

IDENTIFICATION OF PAIRS: two pair, unscreened or collectively screened cables

shall be cabled in quad formation and colour coded in clockwise order or rotation:
black,blue,green,brown

PAIR IDENTIFICATION: unscreende pairs shall be identified by means of coloured

insulation in the sequence in the table, starting at the centre.
Screened pairs shall be identified either:
a) by means of coloured insulation in the sequence in the table, starting at the centre or
b) by a numbered polyester film which shall also serve as part of the screen
insulation, in which case each pair in the cable shall have one black and one blue core.

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BS 5308 Part 2
Multipair colour code
pair n° A wire B wire
1 WHITE BLUE
2* WHITE ORANGE
3 WHITE GREEN
4 WHITE BROWN
5 WHITE GREY
6 RED BLUE
7 RED ORANGE
8 RED GREEN
9 RED BROWN
10 RED GREY
11 BLACK BLUE
12 BLACK ORANGE
13 BLACK GREEN
14 BLACK BROWN
15 BLACK GREY
16 YELLOW BLUE
17 YELLOW ORANGE
18 YELLOW GREEN
19 YELLOW BROWN
20 YELLOW GREY
21 WHITE-Blue BLUE
22 WHITE-Blue ORANGE
23 WHITE-Blue GREEN
24 WHITE-Blue BROWN
25 WHITE-Blue GREY
26 RED-Blue BLUE
27 RED-Blue ORANGE
28 RED-Blue GREEN
29 RED-Blue BROWN
30 RED-Blue GREY
31 BLUE-Black BLUE
32 BLUE-Black ORANGE
33 BLUE-Black GREEN
34 BLUE-Black BROWN
35 BLUE-Black GREY
36 YELLOW-Blue BLUE
37 YELLOW-Blue ORANGE
38 YELLOW-Blue GREEN
39 YELLOW-Blue BROWN
40 YELLOW-Blue GREY
41 WHITE-Orange BLUE
42 WHITE-Orange ORANGE
43 WHITE-Orange GREEN
44 WHITE-Orange BROWN
45 WHITE-Orange GREY
46 ORANGE-Red BLUE
47 ORANGE-Red ORANGE
48 ORANGE-Red GREEN
49 ORANGE-Red BROWN
50 ORANGE-Red GREY
* 2 pair in quad formation: Blue, Green, orange and Brown
PAIR IDENTIFICATION: unscreende pairs shall be identified by means of coloured
insulation in the sequence in the table, starting at the centre.
IDENTIFICATION OF PAIRS: two pair, unscreened or collectively screened cables Screened pairs shall be identified either:
shall be cabled in quad formation and colour coded in clockwise order or rotation: a) by means of coloured insulation in the sequence in the table, starting at the centre or
black,blue,green,brown b) by a numbered polyester film which shall also serve as part of the screen
insulation, in which case each pair in the cable shall have one black and one blue core.
IDENTIFICATION OF CORE: Up to 40 cores: all cores yellow and identified 1 to
40 both printed numbers and written work in black eg 10 core would be coloured NOTE: except in the case of bi-colour extrusion the colour indicated by the block letters
yellow and identified by number “10, TEN” in black 41 to 80 cores: all cores black is known as the base colour, and is
and identified 1 to 40 both printed numbers and written word in yellow eg 50 core (a) the extruded colour
would be coloured black and identified by number “10, TEN” in yellow (b) the colour with the grater are of exposure on finished wire.

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COLOR CODE US 1

Core. no Basic color 1 st ring 2nd ring

BLACK
1 - -

2 WHITE - -

3 RED - -

4 GREEN - -

5 BROWN - -

6 BLUE - -

7 ORANGE - -

8 YELLOW - -

9 VIOLET - -

10 GRAY - -

11 PINK - -

12 BEIGE - -

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COLOR CODE US2

Comparable with IEEE 1580 table 22 and K1color code (for multi-conductor cables and per ICEA and NEC code)

Core. no Basic color 1 st stripe 2nd stripe

1 BLACK - -
2 WHITE - -
3 RED - -
4 GREEN - -
5 ORANGE - -
6 BLUE - -
7 WHITE BLACK -
8 RED BLACK -
9 GREEN BLACK -
10 ORANGE BLACK -
11 BLUE BLACK -
12 BLACK WHITE -
13 RED WHITE -
14 GREEN WHITE -
15 BLUE WHITE -
16 BLACK RED -
17 WHITE RED -
18 ORANGE RED -
19 BLUE RED -
20 RED GREEN -
21 ORANGE GREEN -
22 BLACK WHITE RED
23 WHITE BLACK RED
24 RED BLACK WHITE
25 GREEN BLACK WHITE
26 ORANGE BLACK WHITE
27 BLUE BLACK WHITE
28 BLACK RED GREEN
29 WHITE RED GREEN
30 RED BLACK GREEN
31 GREEN BLACK ORANGE
32 ORANGE BLACK GREEN
33 BLUE WHITE ORANGE
34 BLACK WHITE ORANGE
35 WHITE RED ORANGE
36 ORANGE WHITE BLUE
37 WHITE RED BLUE
38 BLACK WHITE GREEN
39 WHITE BLACK GREEN
40 RED WHITE GREEN
41 GREEN WHITE BLUE
42 ORANGE RED GREEN

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Core. no Basic color 1 st stripe 2nd stripe

43 BLUE RED GREEN
44 BLACK WHITE BLUE
45 WHITE BLACK BLUE
46 RED WHITE BLUE
47 GREEN ORANGE RED
48 ORANGE RED BLUE
49 BLUE RED ORANGE
50 BLACK ORANGE RED
51 WHITE BLACK ORANGE
52 RED ORANGE BLACK
53 GREEN RED BLUE
54 ORANGE BLACK BLUE
55 BLUE BLACK ORANGE
56 BLACK ORANGE GREEN
57 WHITE ORANGE GREEN
58 RED ORANGE GREEN
59 GREEN BLACK BLUE
60 ORANGE GREEN BLUE
61 BLUE GREEN ORANGE
62 BLACK RED BLUE
63 WHITE ORANGE BLUE
64 RED BLACK BLUE
65 GREEN ORANGE BLUE
66 ORANGE WHITE RED
67 BLUE WHITE RED
68 BLACK GREEN BLUE
69 WHITE GREEN BLUE
70 RED GREEN BLUE
71 GREEN WHITE RED
72 ORANGE RED BLACK
73 BLUE RED BLACK
74 BLACK ORANGE BLUE
75 RED ORANGE BLUE
76 GREEN RED BLACK
77 ORANGE WHITE GREEN
78 BLUE WHITE GREEN
79 RED WHITE ORANGE
80 GREEN WHITE ORANGE
81 BLUE BLACK GREEN
82 ORANGE WHITE -
83 GREEN RED -
84 BLACK GREEN -
85 WHITE GREEN -
86 BLUE GREEN -
87 BLACK ORANGE -
88 WHITE ORANGE -
89 RED ORANGE -
90 GREEN ORANGE -
91 BLUE ORANGE -
92 BLACK BLUE -

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COLOR CODE US 3
Core. no Basic color Color combination
1 BLACK PAIRED WITH RED
2 BLACK PAIRED WITH WHITE
3 BLACK PAIRED WITH GREEN
4 BLACK PAIRED WITH BLUE
5 BLACK PAIRED WITH YELLOW
6 BLACK PAIRED WITH BROWN
7 BLACK PAIRED WITH ORANGE
8 RED PAIRED WITH WHITE
9 RED PAIRED WITH GREEN
10 RED PAIRED WITH BLUE
11 RED PAIRED WITH YELLOW
12 RED PAIRED WITH BROWN
13 RED PAIRED WITH ORANGE
14 GREEN PAIRED WITH WHITE
15 GREEN PAIRED WITH BLUE
16 GREEN PAIRED WITH YELLOW
17 GREEN PAIRED WITH BROWN
18 GREEN PAIRED WITH ORANGE
19 WHITE PAIRED WITH BLUE
20 WHITE PAIRED WITH YELLOW
21 WHITE PAIRED WITH BROWN
22 WHITE PAIRED WITH ORANGE
23 BLUE PAIRED WITH YELLOW
24 BLUE PAIRED WITH BROWN
25 BLUE PAIRED WITH ORANGE
26 BROWN PAIRED WITH YELLOW
27 BROWN PAIRED WITH ORANGE
28 ORANGE PAIRED WITH YELLOW
29 VIOLET PAIRED WITH ORANGE
30 VIOLET PAIRED WITH RED
31 VIOLET PAIRED WITH WHITE
32 VIOLET PAIRED WITH GREEN
33 VIOLET PAIRED WITH BLUE
34 VIOLET PAIRED WITH YELLOW
35 VIOLET PAIRED WITH BROWN
36 VIOLET PAIRED WITH BLACK
37 GRAY PAIRED WITH WHITE

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COLOR CODE US 4
Core. no Basic color 1 st ring 2nd ring
1 BLACK
2 BROWN
3 RED
4 ORANGE
5 YELLOW
6 GREEN
7 BLUE
8 VIOLET
9 GRAY
10 WHITE
11 WHITE BLACK
12 WHITE BROWN
13 WHITE RED
14 WHITE ORANGE
15 WHITE YELLOW
16 WHITE GREEN
17 WHITE BLUE
18 WHITE VIOLET
19 WHITE GRAY
20 WHITE BLACK BROWN
21 WHITE BLACK RED
22 WHITE BLACK ORANGE
23 WHITE BLACK YELLOW
24 WHITE BLACK GREEN
25 WHITE BLACK BLUE
26 WHITE BLACK VIOLET
27 WHITE BLACK GRAY
28 WHITE BLACK RED
29 WHITE BROWN ORANGE
30 WHITE BROWN YELLOW
31 WHITE BROWN GREEN
32 WHITE BROWN BLUE
33 WHITE BROWN VIOLET
34 WHITE BROWN GRAY
35 WHITE RED ORANGE
36 WHITE RED YELLOW
37 WHITE RED GREEN
38 WHITE RED BLUE
39 WHITE RED VIOLET
40 WHITE RED GRAY
41 WHITE ORANGE YELLOW
42 WHITE ORANGE GREEN
43 WHITE ORANGE BLUE
44 WHITE ORANGE VIOLET
45 WHITE ORANGE GRAY
46 WHITE YELLOW GREEN
47 WHITE YELLOW BLUE
48 WHITE YELLOW VIOLET
49 WHITE YELLOW GRAY
50 WHITE GREEN BLUE
51 WHITE GREEN VIOLET
52 WHITE GREEN GRAY
53 WHITE BLUE VIOLET
54 WHITE BLUE GRAY
55 WHITE VIOLET GRAY

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COLOR CODE US 5
Core. no Color combination
1 BLACK PAIRED WITH RED
2 BLACK PAIRED WITH WHITE
3 BLACK PAIRED WITH GREEN
4 BLACK PAIRED WITH BLUE
5 BLACK PAIRED WITH BROWN
6 BLACK PAIRED WITH YELLOW
7 BLACK PAIRED WITH ORANGE
8 RED PAIRED WITH GREEN
9 RED PAIRED WITH WHITE
10 RED PAIRED WITH BLUE
11 RED PAIRED WITH YELLOW
12 RED PAIRED WITH BROWN
13 RED PAIRED WITH ORANGE
14 GREEN PAIRED WITH BLUE
15 GREEN PAIRED WITH WHITE
16 GREEN PAIRED WITH BROWN
17 GREEN PAIRED WITH ORANGE
18 GREEN PAIRED WITH YELLOW
19 WHITE PAIRED WITH BLUE
20 WHITE PAIRED WITH BROWN
21 WHITE PAIRED WITH ORANGE
22 WHITE PAIRED WITH YELLOW
23 BLUE PAIRED WITH BROWN
24 BLUE PAIRED WITH BROWN
25 BLUE PAIRED WITH YELLOW
26 BROWN PAIRED WITH ORANGE
27 BROWN PAIRED WITH YELLOW
28 VIOLET PAIRED WITH RED
29 VIOLET PAIRED WITH WHITE
30 VIOLET PAIRED WITH GREEN
31 VIOLET PAIRED WITH BLUE
32 VIOLET PAIRED WITH BROWN
33 VIOLET PAIRED WITH YELLOW
34 VIOLET PAIRED WITH ORANGE
35 VIOLET PAIRED WITH GRAY
36 VIOLET PAIRED WITH BLACK
37 GRAY PAIRED WITH RED
38 GRAY PAIRED WITH WHITE
39 GRAY PAIRED WITH GREEN
40 GRAY PAIRED WITH BLUE
41 GRAY PAIRED WITH BROWN
42 GRAY PAIRED WITH YELLOW
43 GRAY PAIRED WITH ORANGE
44 GRAY PAIRED WITH BLACK
45 WHITE/BLACK PAIRED WITH RED
46 WHITE/BLACK PAIRED WITH GREEN
47 WHITE/BLACK PAIRED WITH BLUE
48 WHITE/BLACK PAIRED WITH BROWN
49 WHITE/BLACK PAIRED WITH YELLOW
50 WHITE/BLACK PAIRED WITH ORANGE
51 WHITE/BLACK PAIRED WITH VIOLET

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K2 Color code (with printed numbers)

Chart 12: ICEA S-66-524 NEMA WC-7

Core. no Basic color Stripe

1 BLACK -

2 RED -

3 BLUE -

4 ORANGE -

5 YELLOW -

6 BROWN -

7 RED BLACK

8 BLUE BLACK

9 ORANGE BLACK

10 YELLOW BLACK

11 BROWN BLACK

12 BLACK RED

13 BLUE RED

14 ORANGE RED

15 YELLOW RED

16 BROWN RED

17 BLACK BLUE

18 RED BLUE

19 ORANGE BLUE

20 YELLOW BLUE

21 BROWN BLUE

22 BLACK ORANGE

23 RED ORANGE

24 BLUE ORANGE

25 YELLOW ORANGE

26 BROWN ORANGE

27 BLACK YELLOW

28 RED YELLOW

29 BLUE YELLOW

30 ORANGE YELLOW

31 BROWN YELLOW

32 BLACK BROWN

33 RED BROWN

34 BLUE BROWN

35 ORANGE BROWN

36 YELLOW BROWN

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ICEA Table E2 (acc. to ICEA S-73-532)

Core. no Basic color Tracer
1 BLACK -

2 RED -

3 BLUE -

4 ORANGE -

5 YELLOW -

6 BROWN -

7 RED BLACK

8 BLUE BLACK

9 ORANGE BLACK

10 YELLOW BLACK

11 BROWN BLACK

12 BLACK RED

13 BLUE RED

14 ORANGE RED

15 YELLOW RED

16 BROWN RED

17 BLACK BLUE

18 RED BLUE

19 ORANGE BLUE

20 YELLOW BLUE

21 BROWN BLUE

22 BLACK ORANGE

23 RED ORANGE

24 BLUE ORANGE

25 YELLOW ORANGE

26 BROWN ORANGE

27 BLACK YELLOW

28 RED YELLOW

29 BLUE YELLOW

30 ORANGE YELLOW

31 BROWN YELLOW

32 BLACK BROWN

33 RED BROWN

34 BLUE BROWN

35 ORANGE BROWN

36 YELLOW BROWN
Pair cables are Black, Red and numbered. Triad cables are Black, Red, Blue and numbered.
Colors repeat after 36 conductors. There are no Green or White conductors stripes.

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Standard for Thermocouples Extension and Compensating Cables

Type/Material IEC 60584/(1) ANSI MC 96.1 BS 4937 ed.74 - BS 1843

RCA/SCA Copper/Copper-Nickel
R + Platinum/13% Rhodium Cl. 1:
- Platinum Cl. 2: ±30 µV (±2,5°C)
0÷+100°C
SX Copper/Copper-Nickel RX/SX Copper/Copper-Nickel
RCA/SCB Copper/Copper-Nickel
±57 µV (±5°C) ±3°C
S + Platinum/10% Rhodium Cl. 1:
0÷+200°C 0÷+200°C
- Platinum Cl. 2: ±60 µV (±5°C) + - + - + -
Cu CuNi Sheath Cu CuNi Sheath Cu CuNi Sheath
0÷+200°C

BC Copper/Copper BX Copper/Copper
B + Platinum/6% Rhodium
-40 µV (-3,5°C) + - -57 µV (-3,7°C) + -
- Platinum Cu Cu Sheath Cu Cu Sheath
0÷+100°C 0÷+100°C

JX Iron/Copper-Nickel JX Iron/Copper-Nickel JX Iron/Copper-Nickel

J + Iron Cl. 1: ±85 µV (±1,5°C) Special: ±1,1°C ±3°C
- Copper-Nickel Cl. 2: ±140 µV (±2,5°C) + - Standard: ±2,2°C + - 0÷+200°C + -
Fe CuNi Sheath Fe CuNi Sheath Fe CuNi Sheath
-25÷+200°C 0÷+200°C

TX Copper/Copper-Nickel TX Copper/Copper-Nickel TX Copper/Copper-Nickel

T + Copper Cl. 1: ±30 µV (±0,5°C) Special: ±0,5°C ±1°C
- Copper-Nickel Cl. 2: ±60 µV (±1,0°C) + - Standard: ±1,0°C + - 0÷+200°C + -
Cu CuNi Sheath Cu CuNi Sheath Cu
Fe CuNi Sheath
-25÷+100°C 0÷+100°C

EX Nickel-Chromium/Copper-Nickel EX Nickel-Chromium/Copper-Nickel EX Nickel-Chromium/Copper-Nickel

E + Nickel-Chromium Cl. 1: ±120 µV (±1,5°C) Special: - ±1°C
- Copper-Nickel Cl. 2: ±200 µV (±2,5°C) + - Standard: ±1,7°C + - -25÷+100°C + -
NiCr CuNi Sheath NiCr CuNi Sheath Fe
Ni CuNi Sheath
-25÷+200°C 0÷+200°C

KX Nickel-Chromium/Nickel KX Nickel-Chromium/Nickel KX Nickel-Chromium/Nickel

K + Nickel-Chromium Cl. 1: ±60 µV (±1,5°C) Special: - ±3°C
- Nickel Cl. 2: ±105 µV (±2,5°C) + - Standard: ±2,2°C + - 0÷+200°C + -
NiCr Ni Sheath NiCr Ni Sheath NiCr
Fe CuNi
Ni Sheath
-25÷+200°C 0÷+200°C

KCB Copper/Copper-Nickel VX(2) Copper/Copper-Nickel

VX Copper/Copper-Nickel
K + Nickel-Chromium Cl. 1: - Special: -
±3°C
- Nickel Cl. 2: ±100 µV (±2,5°C) + Standard: ±2,2°C
- + - 0÷+200°C + -
0÷+100°C Cu CuNi Sheath 0÷+100°C Cu CuNi Sheath Cu
Fe CuNi Sheath

KCA Iron/Copper-Nickel WX(2) Iron/Copper-Nickel

K + Nickel-Chromium Cl. 1: - Special: -
- Nickel Cl. 2: ±100 µV (±2,5°C) + - Standard: ±3,3°C + -
0÷+150°C Fe CuNi Sheath 0÷+200°C Fe CuNi Sheath

NX Nickel-Chromium-Silica/Nickel-Silica
N + Nickel-Chromium-Silica Cl. 1: ±60 µV (±1,5°C)
- Nickel-Silica Cl. 2: ±100 µV (±2,5°C) + -
NiCrSi NiSi Sheath
-25÷+200°C

NC Nickel-Chromium/Copper-Nickel
Cl. 1: -
Cl. 2: ±100 µV (±2,5°C) + -
Cu CuNi Sheath
0÷+150°C

U + Copper
- Copper-Nickel

U + Copper
- Copper-Nickel

1) Standard IEC 60584 is equivalent to standard: CEI 65-20, DIN IEC 60584, BS 4937,-30 ed 1993
2) Specified to ISA RP 1.1 ed.1950.
3) Specified to ANSI C 96.1 ed.1969

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Electriacal Characteristics (approx. values)

NF C 42-324 DIN 43710
Size Stranding Cond. Resistance (�/km at 20°C) Inductance
(AWG) (N°/mm) + - (mH/km)

20 1/0,81 35 233 1
20 7/0,32 35 220 1
18 1/1,02 22 147 1
SC Copper/Copper-Nickel SoPtRh/SoPt Copper/Copper-Nickel 18 10/0,32 23 154 1
±7,0°C (RX/SX) 16 1/1,29 14 92 1
-25÷+200°C + - ±3,0°C + - 16 16/0,32 15 96 1
Cu CuNi Sheath 0÷+200°C Cu CuNi Sheath

20 1/0,81 35 35 1
20 7/0,32 35 35 1
BC Copper/Copper
18 1/1,02 22 22 1
±4,0°C
18 10/0,32 23 23 1
-25÷+200°C + -
Cu Cu Sheath 16 1/1,29 14 14 1
16 16/0,32 15 15 1
20 1/0,81 253 951 6
JX/JC Iron/Copper-Nickel 20 7/0,32 240 897 6
JX: -25÷+250°C ±1,5°C 18 1/1,02 160 600 6
See LX
JC: -25÷+250°C ±3,0°C + - 18 10/0,32 168 628 6
Fe CuNi Sheath
16 1/1,29 100 375 6
16 16/0,32 103 393 6
20 1/0,81 35 951 1
20 7/0,32 35 897 1
TX/TC Copper/Copper-Nickel
18 1/1,02 22 600 1
TX: -25÷+250°C ±0,5°C + See UX
- 18 10/0,32 23 628 1
TC: -25÷+150°C ±1,0°C Cu
Fe CuNi Sheath
16 1/1,29 14 375 1
16 16/0,32 15 393 1
20 1/0,81 1370 951 4
EX/EC Nickel-Chromium/Copper-Nickel 20 7/0,32 1292 897 4
EX: -25÷+250°C ±1,5°C 18 1/1,02 865 600 4
EC: -25÷+250°C ±3,0°C + - 18 10/0,32 905 628 4
Cu
Fe CuNi Sheath
-25÷+100°C 16 1/1,29 540 375 4
16 16/0,32 565 393 4
20 1/0,81 1370 567 4
NiCr/Ni Nickel-Chromium/Nickel
KX/KC Nickel-Chromium/Copper-Nickel 20 7/0,32 1292 535 4
KX: -25÷+250°C ±1,5°C (KX) 18 1/1,02 865 358 4
KC: -25÷+200°C ±3,0°C + - ±3°C + - 18 10/0,32 905 375 4
NiCr
Fe CuNi
Ni Sheath 0÷+200°C NiCr
Fe CuNi
Ni Sheath
16 1/1,29 540 225 4
16 16/0,32 565 235 4
20 1/0,81 35 951 1
20 7/0,32 35 897 1
VC Copper/Copper-Nickel
18 1/1,02 22 600 1
±3°C
18 10/0,32 23 628 1
-25÷+100°C + -
Cu
Fe CuNi Sheath 16 1/1,29 14 375 1
16 16/0,32 15 393 1

20 1/0,81 253 1010 6

SoNiCr/SoNi Iron/Copper-Nickel 20 7/0,32 240 952 6
WC Iron/Copper-Nickel
±3°C (WX) 18 1/1,02 160 637 6
+ - ±3°C + - 18 10/0,32 168 666 6
-25÷+200°C Fe CuNi Sheath 0÷+200°C Fe CuNi Sheath 16 1/1,29 100 398 6
16 16/0,32 103 417 6

20 1/0,81 1940 708 4

20 7/0,32 1776 648 4
18 1/1,02 1224 446 4
18 10/0,32 1243 454 4
16 1/1,29 765 279 4
16 16/0,32 777 284 4

20 1/0,81 35 951 1
Cu/CuNi Copper/Copper-Nickel 20 7/0,32 35 897 1
(UX) 18 1/1,02 22 600 1
±3°C + - 18 10/0,32 23 628 1
0÷+200°C Cu
Fe CuNi Sheath 16 1/1,29 14 375 1
16 16/0,32 15 393 1
20 1/0,81 253 951 6
Fe/CuNi Iron/Copper-Nickel 20 7/0,32 240 897 6
(LX) 18 1/1,02 160 600 6
±3°C + - 18 10/0,32 168 628 6
0÷+200° Fe CuNi Sheath 16 1/1,29 100 375 6
16 16/0,32 103 393 6

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DIN VDE 0888-3, IEC 60304: Color code for fibers in loose tubes of standard optical cables
Fiber. no Color
01 RED

02 GREEN

03 YELLOW

04 BLUE

05 WHITE

06 VIOLET

07 ORANGE

08 BLACK

09 GREY

10 BROWN

11 PINK

12 TURQUOISE

13 RED/BLACK

14 GREEN/BLACK

15 YELLOW/BLACK

16 BLUE/BLACK

17 EHITE/BLACK

18 VIOLET/BLACK

19 ORANGE/BLACK

20 NATURAL/BLACK

21 GREY/BLACK

22 BROWN BLACK

23 PINK/BLACK

24 TURQUIISE/BLACK

25 RED/BLACK/BLACK

26 GREEN/BLACK/BLACK

27 YELLOW/BLACK/BLACK

28 BLUE/BLACK/BLACK

29 WHITE/BLACK/BLACK

30 VIOLET/BLACK/BLACK

31 ORANGE/BLACK/BLACK

32 NATURAL/BLACK/BLACK

33 GREY/BLACK/BLACK

34 BROWN BLACK/BLACK

35 PINK/BLACK/BLACK

36 TURQUIISE/BLACK/BLACK

The first color is the basic color of the fiber, the second and third are applied as ring on the fiber

For optical cables with stranded units the following colors are used:
1. Unit RED (counting unit)

02 GREEN (direction unit)

03 all other units have natural color

04 blinds are black

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TIA 598: Color code for fibers in loose tubes and tight-buffered optical cables
Fiber. no Color
01 BLUE

02 ORANGE

03 GREEN

04 BROWN

05 GREY

06 WHITE

07 RED

08 BLACK

09 YELLOW

10 VIOLET

11 PINK

12 TURQUOISE

13 BLUE/BLACK

14 ORANGE/BLACK

15 GREEN/BLACK

16 BROWN/N/BLACK

17 GREY/BLACK

18 WHITE/BLACK

19 RED/BLACK

20 BLACK/BLACK

21 YELLOW/BLACK

22 VIOLET/BLACK

23 PINK/BLACK

24 TURQUOISE/BLACK

The first color is the basic color of the fiber, the second is applied as ring on the fiber

TIA 598: Color code for loose tubes of standard optical cables
Tubes. no Color
01 BLUE

02 ORANGE

03 GREEN

04 BROWN

05 GREY

06 WHITE

07 RED

08 BLACK

09 YELLOW

10 VIOLET

11 PINK

12 TURQUOISE
Identification tubes clockwise direction

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