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
PU
Purple
V
Violet
BR
Brown
LG
Light green
R
Red
W
White
G
Green
O
Orange
SB
Sky blue
Y
Yellow
GR
Grey
P
Pink
SI
Silver
-
-

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. Cable colour code in parentheses indicates 0.3 mm2.