Yellow Book (CD standard)

The Yellow Book is the standard that defines the format of CD-ROMs. The Yellow Book, created by Sony and Philips, was the first extension of the Red Book. It is named after one of a set of color-bound books that contain the technical specifications for all CD and CD-ROM formats.

External links

The Yellow Book itself is not freely available. However, its content corresponds to the ISO/IEC 10149 and ECMA 130 standards. They can be downloaded at:

Red Book (CD Digital Audio)  · Yellow Book (CD-ROM and CD-ROM XA)  · Orange Book (CD-R and CD-RW)  · White Book (Video CD)  · Blue Book (Enhanced CD, CD+G and CD-Plus)  · Beige Book (Photo CD)  · Green Book (CD-i standard)
Purple Book (DDCD)  · Scarlet Book (Super Audio CD)  · Black Book (Non-Standard Disc Format)
Standards of Ecma International