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 The standard was withdrawn without a replacement in November 1998, but remains in widespread use by cable manufacturers.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	Number	Color
1	white	31	green-blue
2	brown	32	yellow-blue
3	green	33	green-red
4	yellow	34	yellow-red
5	gray	35	green-black
6	pink	36	yellow-black
7	blue	37	gray-blue
8	red	38	pink-blue
9	black	39	gray-red
10	violet	40	pink-red
11	gray-pink	41	gray-black
12	red-blue	42	pink-black
13	white-green	43	blue-black
14	brown-green	44	red-black
15	white-yellow	45	white-brown-black
16	yellow-brown	46	yellow-green-black
17	white-gray	47	gray-pink-black
18	gray-brown	48	red-blue-black
19	white-pink	49	white-green-black
20	pink-brown	50	brown-green-black
21	white-blue	51	white-yellow-black
22	brown-blue	52	yellow-brown-black
23	white-red	53	white-gray-black
24	brown-red	54	gray-brown-black
25	white-black	55	white-pink-black
26	brown-black	56	pink-brown-black
27	gray-green	57	white-blue-black
28	yellow-gray	58	brown-blue-black
29	pink-green	59	white-red-black
30	yellow-pink	60	brown-red-black