Wire Color Symbols

The initial alphabet(s) of the color name is used to represent each color as listed below.

B Black
Bl Blue
Br Brown
G Green
Gr Grey
Lbl Light Blue
Lg Light Green
O Orange
R Red
W White
Y Yellow
P Pink
V Violet




There are two types of wire color: one-color type and 2- color type (with a stripe). In case of 2-color type, the first alphabet ("G" of the example in the figure at the left) represents the basic color (color of wire insulation) and the next alphabet ("Y" of the example) represents the color of stripe.