Color Code for Fiber Optic Cables
EIA598-A standard
| Position | Base Color |
|---|
| 1 | Blue |
| 2 | Orange |
| 3 | Green |
| 4 | Brown |
| 5 | Slate |
| 6 | White |
| 7 | Red |
| 8 | Black |
| 9 | Yellow |
| 10 | Violet |
| 11 | Rose |
| 12 | Aqua |
| 13-24 | Colors Repeated with Black Tracer
(20 is Black with yellow tracer) |
In high fiber count cables fibers are grouped in 6 or 12, and then the groups themselves are numbered.
Groups of fibers can be designated in different ways:
• Fibers are housed inside of colored plastic tubes (or wrapped in colored threads or plastic ribbons): colors of the tubes go in the same sequence of the fibers: Blue, Orange, Green, etc.
• Fibers have black stripes, one, two, three or even four.
Fiber Cordage Jacket Color Standards
| Fiber Type & Class | Diameter (µm) | Jacket Color |
|---|
| Multimode 1a | 50/125 | Orange |
| Multimode 1a | 62.5/125 | Slate |
| Multimode 1a | 85/125 | Blue |
| Multimode 1a | 100/140 | Green |
| Singlemode IVa | All | Yellow |
| Singlemode IVa | All | Red |
Swisscom color code
| Position | Base Color |
|---|
| 1 | Red |
| 2 | Green |
| 3 | Yellow |
| 4 | Blue |
| 5 | White |
| 6 | Violet |
| 7 | Orange |
| 8 | Black |
| 9 | Grey |
| 10 | Brown |
| 11 | Pink |
| 12 | Turquoise |
| 13-24 | Colors repeat with 1 stripe |
| 25-36 | Colors repeat with 2 stripes |
DIN color code
| Position | Base Color |
|---|
| 1 | Red |
| 2 | Green |
| 3 | Blue |
| 4 | Yellow |
| 5 | White |
| 6 | Grey |
| 7 | Brown |
| 8 | Violet |
| 9 | Turquoise |
| 10 | Black |
| 11 | Orange |
| 12 | Pink |