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00 Index and foreword
How to read electric wire code
3.
Color codes table
Remarks: In a color code consisting of 2 colors, the first color is the color of the background and
the second color is the color of the marking.
Example: “GW” means that the background is Green and marking is White.
4.
Types of circuits and color codes
(Table 3)
Color Code
Color of wire
Color Code
Color of wire
B
Black
LgW
Light green & White
Br
Brown
LgY
Light green & Yellow
BrB
Brown & Black
LR
Blue & Red
BrR
Brown & Red
LW
Blue & White
BrW
Brown & White
LY
Blue & Yellow
BrY
Brown & Yellow
O
Orange
Ch
Charcoal
P
Pink
Dg
Dark green
R
Red
G
Green
RB
Red & Black
GB
Green & Black
RG
Red & Green
GL
Green & Blue
RL
Red & Blue
Gr
Gray
RW
Red & White
GR
Green & Red
RY
Red & Yellow
GW
Green & White
Sb
Sky Blue
GY
Green & Yellow
Y
Yellow
L
Blue
YB
Yellow & Black
LB
Blue & Black
YG
Yellow &Green
Lg
Light green
YL
Yellow & Blue
LgB
Light green & Black
YR
Yellow & Red
LgR
Light green & Red
YW
Yellow & White
(Table 4)
Type of wire
AVS or AV
AEX
Type of
circuit
Charge
R
WG
–
–
–
–
R
–
Ground
B
–
–
–
–
–
B
–
Start
R
–
–
–
–
–
R
–
Light
RW
RB
RY
RG
RL
–
D
–
Instrument
Y
YR
YB
YG
YL
YW
Y
Gr
Signal
G
GW
GR
GY
GB
GL
G
Br
Others
L
LW
LR
LY
LB
–
L
–
Br
BrW
BrR
BrY
BrB
–
–
–
Lg
LgR
LgY
LgB
LgW
–
–
–
O
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Gr
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
P
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Sb
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Dg
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Ch
–
–
–
–
–
–
–