DIN 47100

DIN Standard DIN 47100 regulated the color-coding for the identification of cores in telecommunication cables. The standard was withdrawn without a replacement in November 1998, but remains in widespread use by cable manufacturers.

The isolations of the several wires in a cable are either solidly colored in one color, or striped lengthwise in two colors. Use of the three-colored wires numbered 45 and up is rare.

Cable identification to DIN 47100^[1]
Number	Color	Short form	Number	Color	Short form
1	white	WH	31	green-blue	GNBU
2	brown	BN	32	yellow-blue	YEBU
3	green	GN	33	green-red	GNRD
4	yellow	YE	34	yellow-red	YERD
5	grey	GY	35	green-black	GNBK
6	pink	PK	36	yellow-black	YEBK
7	blue	BU	37	grey-blue	GYBU
8	red	RD	38	pink-blue	PKBU
9	black	BK	39	grey-red	GYRD
10	violet	VT	40	pink-red	PKRD
11	grey-pink	GYPK	41	grey-black	GYBK
12	red-blue	RDBU	42	pink-black	PKBK
13	white-green	WHGN	43	blue-black	BUBK
14	brown-green	BNGN	44	red-black	RDBK
15	white-yellow	WHYE	45	white-brown-black	WHBNBK
16	yellow-brown	YEBN	46	yellow-green-black	YEGNBK
17	white-grey	WHGY	47	grey-pink-black	GYPKBK
18	grey-brown	GYBN	48	red-blue-black	RDBUBK
19	white-pink	WHPK	49	white-green-black	WHGNBK
20	pink-brown	PKBN	50	brown-green-black	BNGNBK
21	white-blue	WHBU	51	white-yellow-black	WHYEBK
22	brown-blue	BNBU	52	yellow-brown-black	YEBNBK
23	white-red	WHRD	53	white-grey-black	WHGYBK
24	brown-red	BNRD	54	grey-brown-black	GYBNBK
25	white-black	WHBK	55	white-pink-black	WHPKBK
26	brown-black	BNBK	56	pink-brown-black	PKBNBK
27	grey-green	GYGN	57	white-blue-black	WHBUBK
28	yellow-grey	YEGY	58	brown-blue-black	BNBUBK
29	pink-green	PKGN	59	white-red-black	WHRDBK
30	yellow-pink	YEPK	60	brown-red-black	BNRDBK

References

↑ "Din 47100".

Deutsches Institut für Normung
DIN standards	DIN 1025 DIN 1451 DIN 1530 DIN 5008 DIN 5009 DIN 31635 DIN 41612 DIN 43700 DIN 4420 DIN 47100 DIN 62056 DIN 72552 Engschrift ISO 216
Committees	Municipal Services Standards Committee
Connectors	DIN connector Mini-DIN connector Multimedia extension connector
Rails	DIN rail

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