DIN 47100

The German 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 The standard was withdrawn without a replacement in November 1998, but remains in widespread use by cable manufacturers.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
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
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