Caledonian Industrial Cables

German Standard (VDE)

Colour Codes according to Different

Standards
Colour code according to DIN 47100

a. With colour repetition from core no. 45 and above

The insulation of the conductor gives the first basic colour. The codes of the multi-coloured identification are

combined with a basic colour and colour rings. The second and third colour is printed on the basic colour as

a form of ring.

The ring width is 2–3 mm. A less unsharpness on the edge of the identification colour and a minor pledging

of both half-rings are permitted.

The cores are to be counted continuously through all layers at the same direction, beginning with the outer

layer towards inside

Conductor Base Conductor Base

1st Ring 2nd Ring 1st Ring 2nd Ring
No. Colour No. 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
15 white yellow 46 brown
16 yellow brown 47 green
17 white gray 48 yellow
18 gray brown 49 gray
19 white pink 50 pink
20 pink brown 51 blue
21 white blue 52 red
22 brown blue 53 black

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23 white red 54 violet

24 brown red 55 gray pink
25 white black 56 red blue
26 brown black 57 white green
27 gray green 58 brown green
28 yellow gray 59 white yellow
29 pink green 60 yellow brown
30 yellow pink 61 white gray
31 green blue

b. Without colour repetition

Conductor Base Conductor Base

1st Ring 2nd Ring 1st Ring 2nd Ring
No. Colour No. 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 blblackck
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 blblackck
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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c. DIN 47100 for twisted pairs

Each pair comprises one a-core and one b-core. From 23 pairs upwards the marking repeats for the first

time and from 45 pairs upwards for the second time. The first colour is always the basic colour of the core

and the second colour is printed in rings.

Colour a-core Colour b-core Colour a-core Colour b-core

Pair Pair
basic ring basic ring basic ring basic ring
No. No.
color color color color color color color color
1 white brown 13 white black brown black
2 green yellow 14 grey green yellow grey
3 grey pink 15 pink green yellow pink
4 blue red 16 green blue yellow blue
5 black violet 17 green red yellow red
6 grey pink red blue 18 green black yellow black
7 white green brown green 19 grey blue pink blue
8 white yellow yellow brown 20 grey red pink red
9 white grey grey brown 21 grey black pink black
10 white pink pink brown 22 blue black red black
11 white blue brown blue 23–44 See 1–22 See 1–22
12 white/ red brown red 45–66 See 1–22 See 1–22

Colour code according to VDE 0815

a. Colour Code for the following Installation Cable Types:

J-YY . . . Bd, J-HH . . . Bd, J-Y(St)Y . . . Bd, J-H(St)H . . . Bd and J-2Y(St)Y . . . Bd

The Insulating coverings of single cores of a star quad are marked with black rings:

The cores of 5 star quads of a sub unit are counted according to the sequence of basic colours:

Quad 1: basic colour of all cores red

Quad 2: basic colour of all cores green

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Quad 3: basic colour of all cores grey

Quad 4: basic colour of all cores yellow

Quad 5: basic colour of all cores white

The marker of units are identified with a red helix, the others with white or uncoloured.

The quads of sub units are counted according to the sequence of basic colours.

The units are counted continuously through all layers beginning in the inner layer.

b. Colour Code for the following Installation Cable Types:

J-Y(St)Y . . . Lg (Pairs in layers)

2-paired installation cables are stranded to a star quad

circuit 1 a-core red, b-core black

circuit 2 a-core white, b-core yellow

4- and multi-paired installation cables

a-core of 1st pair in each layer is red, all other pairs are white.

b-core blue, yellow, green, brown, black in continual repetition.

Counting: from outside to inside.

c. Colour Code for the following Installation Cable Types:

JE-Y(St)Y . . . Bd, JE-LiYCY . . . Bd, JE-H(St) . . . and JE-HCH . . . Bd (Industrial Electronic Cables)

Pair-colour-identification

The insulating cores are identified with different basic colours which are repeated in the same sequence in

each unit.

Basic colours of pairs

Pair 1 2 3 4
a-core blue grey green white
b-core red yellow brown black

2-paired cables: the cores are stranded to a star quad:

circuit 1: a-core blue circuit 2: a-core grey

b-core red b-core yellow

Each unit is assigned to one group of ring. All cores in each unit are marked with coloured rings and ring-

groups.Counting direction in all units is from inside to outside.

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Ring-colour and Ring-group

Unit-identification
Cables with more than 12 units contain coloured plastic helix in addition to ring code.

Colour Colour
Ring- Ring- Ring- Ring-
Unit-No identification Unit-No identification
Colour Group Colour Group
tape tape
1 pink Ⅰ 11 violent Ⅲ
2 pink Ⅱ 12 violent Ⅳ
3 pink Ⅲ 13 pink Ⅰ blue
4 pink Ⅳ 14 pink Ⅱ blue
5 orange Ⅰ 15 pink Ⅲ blue
6 orange Ⅱ 16 pink Ⅳ blue
7 orange Ⅲ 17 orange Ⅰ red
8 orange Ⅳ 18 orange Ⅱ red
9 violent Ⅰ 19 orange Ⅲ red
10 violent Ⅱ 20 orange Ⅳ red

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Colour coded to VDE 0293-308

2 cores - Brown + Blue
3 cores (G) - Green-Yellow + Brown + Blue
3 cores - Brown + Black + Grey
4 cores (G) - Green-Yellow + Brown + Black + Grey
4 cores - Blue + Brown + Black + Grey
5 cores (G) - Green-Yellow + Blue + Brown + Black + Grey
5 cores - Blue + Brown + Black + Grey + Black

Single core - Black, Blue, Green/Yellow, Red, Yellow, White, Violet, Brown, Grey, Orange, Pink

With ground wire Without ground wire

- +
2 cores

3 cores + + + +

4 cores + + + + + +

+ + + + + + + +
5 cores

>6 cores + black numbered black numbered

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