Multi-core cables - Core colour codes according to DIN 47100

Single wires without color repetitions

  • The wires are counted consecutively in the same direction through all layers, starting in the outer layer. The first color is the base color.
  • The second and third colors are applied in the form of abrasion-resistant color rings. In the case of two- and three-color wires, the characters of the color code are placed directly next to each other.
  • In the case of cables with color repetition, the color code starts again with white (1) from the 45th core.
  • In the case of paired cores, the two colors mentioned one after the other are always stranded. The color code is repeated from the 23rd and 45th pair.
  • An exception is the 4-core cable, which is to be stranded in the colors white, yellow, brown, green.
Core
Core color
Code
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 violett vt
11 grey/pink gy/pk
12 red/blue rd/bu
13 white/green wh/gn
14 brown/green bn/gn
15 white/yellow wh/ye
16 yellow/brown ye/bn
17 white/grey wh/gy
18 grey/brown gy/bn
19 white/pink wh/pk
20 pink/brown pk/bn
21 white/blue wh/bu
22 brown/blue bn/bu
23 white/red wh/rd
24 brown/red bn/rd
25 white/black wh/bk
26 brown/black bn/bk
27 grey/green gy/gn
28 yellow/grey ye/gy
29 pink/green pk/gn
30 yellow/pink ye/pk
31 green/blue gn/bu
32 yellow/blue ye/bu
33 green/red gn/rd
34 yellow/red ye/rd
35 green/black gn/bk
36 yellow/black ye/bk
37 grey/blue gy/bu
38 pink/blue pk/bu
39 grey/red gy/rd
40 pink/red pk/rd
41 grey/black gy/bk
42 pink/black pk/bk
43 blue/black bu/bk
44 red/black rd/bk
45 white/brown/black wh/bn/bk
46 yellow/green/black ye/gn/bk
47 grey/pink/black gy/pk/bk
48 red/blue/black rd/bu/bk
49 white/green/black wh/gn/bk
50 green/brown/black gn/bn/bk
51 white/yellow/black wh/ye/bk
52 yellow/brown/black ye/bn/bk
53 white/grey/black wh/gy/bk
54 grey/brown/black gy/bn/bk
55 white/pink/black wh/pk/bk
56 pink/brown/black pk/bn/bk
57 white/blue/black wh/bu/bk
58 brown/blue/black bn/bu/bk
59 white/red/black wh/rd/bk
60 brown/red/black bn/rd/bk
61 black/white bk/wh