Colour coding according to DIN 47100

No.	Colour	Short Form
1	WHITE	WH
2	BROWN	BN
3	GREEN	GN
4	YELLOW	YE
5	GREY	GY
6	PINK	PK
7	BLUE	BU
8	RED	RD
9	BLACK	BK
10	VIOLET	VT
11	GREY-PINK	GYPK
12	RED-BLUE	RDBU
13	WHITE-GREEN	WHGN
14	BROWN-GREEN	BNGN
15	WHITE-YELLOW	WHYE
16	YELLOW-BROWN	YEBN
17	WHITE-GREY	WHYE
18	GREY-BROWN	GYBN
19	WHITE-PINK	WHPK
20	PINK-BROWN	PKBN
21	WHITE-BLUE	WHBU
22	BROWN-BLUE	BNBU
23	WHITE-RED	WHRD
24	BROWN-RED	BNRD
25	WHITE-BLACK	WHBK
26	BROWN-BLACK	BNBK
27	GREY-GREEN	GYGN
28	YELLOW-GREY	YEGY
29	PINK-GREEN	PKGN
30	YELLOW-PINK	YEPK

No.	Colour	Short Form
31	GREEN-BLUE	GNBU
32	YELLOW-BLUE	YEBU
33	GREEN-RED	GNRD
34	YELLOW-RED	YERD
35	GREEN-BLACK	GNBK
36	YELLOW-BLACK	YEBK
37	GREY-BLUE	GYBU
38	PINK-BLUE	PKBU
39	GREY-RED	GYRD
40	PINK-RED	PKRD
41	GREY-BLACK	GYBK
42	PINK-BLACK	PKBK
43	BLUE-BLACK	BUBK
44	RED-BLACK	RDBK
45	WHITE-BROWN-BLACK	WHBNBK
46	YELLOW-GREEN-BLACK	YEGNBK
47	GREEN-PINK-BLACK	GNPKBK
48	RED-BLUE-BLACK	RDBUBK
49	WHITE-GREEN-BLACK	WHGNBK
50	BROWN-GREEN-BLACK	BNGNBK
51	WHITE-YELLOW-BLACK	WHBNBK
52	YELLOW-BROWN-BLACK	YEBNBK
53	WHITE-GREY-BLACK	WHGYBK
54	GREY-BROWN-BLACK	GYBNBK
55	WHITE-PINK-BLACK	WHPKBK
56	PINK-BROWN-BLACK	PKBNBK
57	WHITE-BLUE-BLACK	WHBUBK
58	BROWN-BLUE-BLACK	BNBUBK
59	WHITE-RED-BLACK	WHRDBK
60	BROWN-RED-BLACK	BNRDBK

Colour coding to BS 4737 - Alarm cables

Driver
No.	Colour
1	RED
2	BLUE
3	YELLOW
4	BLACK
5	WHITE
6	GREEN
7	ORANGE
8	BROWN
9	GREY
10	ROSA
11	VIOLET
12	TURKEY

Colour coding of the sleeve cables

Conductor colours:

- Up to 10 drivers (single formation):
1 White
2 Brown
3 Green
4 Yellow
5 Grey
6 Pink
7 Blue
8 Red
9 Black
10 Purple
- Over 12 conductors (paired formation):
1/2 Grey / Pink
3/4 Red / Blue
5/6 White / green
7/8 Brown / green
9/10 White / yellow
11/12 Yellow / Brown
13/14 White / Grey
15/16 Gray / Brown
17/18 White / Pink
19/20 Pink / Brown
21/22 White / Blue
23/24 Brown / Blue
25/26 White / Red
27/28 Brown / Red
29/30 White / Black
31/32 Brown / Black
33/34 Grey / Green
35/36 Yellow / Grey
37/38 Pink / Green
39/40 Yellow / Pink
41/42 Green / Blue
43/44 Yellow / Blue
45/46 Green / Red
47/48 Yellow / Red
49/50 Green / Black
51/52 Yellow / Black
53/54 Grey / Blue
55/56 Pink / Blue
57/58 Grey / Red
59/60 Pink / Red
61/62 Grey / Black
63/64 Pink / Black
65/66 Blue / Black
67/68 Red / Black

COLOUR CODING - BS 5308

BS 5308 Colour Codes

BS 5308 Part 1 Colour Code Table 1

Unscreened & Collective Screened

Pair no.	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	Grey
38	Blue	Grey
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

sSingle Quad (2 pair): Black, Blue, Green, Brown Single Triple: Blue, Black, Green Individually screened pairs can also be identified by a polyester tape over black and purple pairs.

BS 5308 Part 2 Colour Code Table 2

Unscreened & Collective Screened

Pair no.	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

Single Quad (2 pair): Blue, Green, Orange, Brown Single Triple: Blue, White, Orange Individually screened pairs can also be identified by a polyester tape over white and blue pairs.