Fiber-Optic Color Coding
Overview of the fiber-optic color coding of connectors, adapters and the corresponding jacket colors. Representation of the fiber coding according to IEC and DIN standard.
Color coding for connectors and adapters
| Typ | Color | |
|---|---|---|
| Singlemode (0°=PC) | blue | |
| Singlemode (8°=APC) | green | |
| Multimode OM1 + OM2 | black / beige | |
| Multimode OM3 | turquoise | |
| Multimode OM4 | erikaviolett | |
Fiber coding
IEC 60794-2
| Fiber | Color | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | blue | |
| 2 | yellow | |
| 3 | red | |
| 4 | white | |
| 5 | green | |
| 6 | violett | |
| 7 | orange | |
| 8 | grey | |
| 9 | turquoise | |
| 10 | black | |
| 11 | brown | |
| 12 | pink | |
Fiber coding
IEC 60304 and DIN EN 60794-1-1 Bbl1
| Fiber | Color | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | red | |
| 2 | green | |
| 3 | blue | |
| 4 | yellow | |
| 5 | white | |
| 6 | grey | |
| 7 | brown | |
| 8 | violett | |
| 9 | turquoise | |
| 10 | black | |
| 11 | orange | |
| 12 | pink | |
Faserkodierung nach
Swisscom
| Faser | Farbkodierung | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | red | |
| 2 | green | |
| 3 | yellow | |
| 4 | blue | |
| 5 | white | |
| 6 | violett | |
| 7 | orange | |
| 8 | black | |
| 9 | grey | |
| 10 | brown | |
| 11 | pink | |
| 12 | turquoise | |
Faserkodierung nach
TIA/EIA-598 EN 50174-1
| Faser | Farbkodierung | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | blue | |
| 2 | orange | |
| 3 | green | |
| 4 | brown | |
| 5 | grey | |
| 6 | white | |
| 7 | red | |
| 8 | black | |
| 9 | yellow | |
| 10 | violett | |
| 11 | pink | |
| 12 | turquoise | |
Coat Color Coding
| Typ | Color | |
|---|---|---|
| FO-External Cable | black with orange stripe | |
| FO-Universal | green | |
| FO-Internal Cable | Singlemode G.652 + G.657 yellow (green) | |
| Multimode G50 (OM2) orange | ||
| Multimode G50 (OM3) turquoise | ||
| Multimode G50 (OM4) erikaviolett | ||
| Multimode G62,5 (OM1) grey | ||
Bundle Color Coding
| Typ | Color | Fiber Typ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forwarder | red | all | |
| Directional | green | all | |
| Follow up | white | E9 / 125 | |
| lightgreen | G50 / 125 | ||
| blue | G62 / 125 | ||
| Blind elements | black | ||
