WIRE COLOUR CODE


Wire colours are identified by the following colour codes.
Code
 Wire colour
 Code
 Wire colour
 Code
 Wire colour
 Code
 Wire colour
B
 Black
 L
 Blue
 R
 Red
 Y
 Yellow
BR
 Brown
 LG
 Light green
 SB
 Sky blue
 -
 -
G
 Green
 O
 Orange
 V
 Violet
 -
 -
GR
 Gray
 P
 Pink
 W
 White
 -
 -

If a cable has two colours, the first of the two colour code characters indicates the basic colour (colour of the cable coating) and the second indicates the marking colour.
No.
 Meaning
1
 <F>: Flexible wire
<T>: Twisted wire
2
 Wire size (mm2)*
3
 Basic colour (colour of the cable coating)
4
 Marking colour
note
*: No code indicates 0.5 mm2(0.0008 in2). Cable colour code in parentheses indicates 0.3 mm2 (0.0005 in2).