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.