Color coding of wires in a cable according to IEC 60757
Color |
Abbreviation |
Black |
BK |
Brown |
BN |
Red |
RD |
Orange |
OG |
Yellow |
YE |
Green |
GN |
Blue |
BU |
Violet |
VT |
Grey |
GY |
White |
WH |
Pink |
PK |
Gold |
GD |
Turquoise |
TQ |
Silver |
SR |
Green - Yellow |
GNYE |
Twisted pairs in a cable
The definition is given are according to DIN 47100, although this standard isn't valid since 1998. Most cable manufacturers nevertheless use this standard, because nothing else exists.
Pair No. |
Wire 1 |
Wire 2 |
1 |
white |
brown |
2 |
green |
yellow |
3 |
grey |
pink |
4 |
blue |
red |
5 |
black |
violet |
6 |
grey/pink |
red/blue |
7 |
white/green |
brown/green |
8 |
white/yellow |
yellow/brown |
9 |
white/grey |
grey/brown |
10 |
white/pink |
pink/brown |
11 |
white/blue |
brown/blue |
12 |
white/red |
brown/red |
13 |
white/black |
brown/black |
14 |
grey/green |
yellow/grey |
15 |
pink/green |
yellow/pink |
16 |
green/blue |
yellow/blue |
17 |
green/red |
yellow/red |
18 |
green/black |
yellow/black |
19 |
grey/blue |
pink/blue |
20 |
grey/red |
pink/red |
21 |
grey/black |
pink/black |
22 |
grey/black |
red/black |
Pair no. 23 starts with coding from pair no. 1 again. |
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