U S Electrical Wire Color Code Chart Pdf. Refer to the circuit identification code chart. This chart shows the main circuits only and does not show the secondary codes that may. In some jurisdictions all wire colors are specified in legal documents.
Iec most of europe ac power circuit wiring color codes. Wiring for ac and dc power distribution branch circuits are color coded for identification of individual wires. To identify which circuit code applies to a system. The chart below includes uk electrical wire eu electrical wire australia electrical wire new zealand electrical wire south africa electrical wire canada electrical wire and united states electrical wire.
In other jurisdictions only a few conductor colors are so codified.
The chart below includes uk electrical wire eu electrical wire australia electrical wire new zealand electrical wire south africa electrical wire canada electrical wire and united states electrical wire. The mandatory colors for power wiring in national electric codes nec are green bare or green yellow yellow strip or band on green for protective ground pg and white alternatively grey for neutral wire. In the new color code for electrical wires brown is used for live or line. Figure 1 wire color code identification circuit identification all circuits in the diagrams use an alphanumeric code to identify the wire and its function fig. These are typically used for power wires in branch circuits.