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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