Electrical Wire Color Codes: What colors does each country use?
In this video, I want to show you some of the color codes used for electrical cables, both AC and DC. These codes vary from country to country and also depend on the nominal voltage, whether the cables supply AC or DC circuits, etc.
I'll review the most important standards, as well as some examples of standards for different countries.
Let's look at the codes:
*) IEC60446 and IEC60445 standards of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
*) The National Electrical Code (NEC) of the U.S.
*) The NOM-001-SEDE standard of Mexico
*) The Technical Regulation of Electrical Installations (RETIE) of Colombia
*) The Canadian Electrical Code (CEC)
*) The NBR 5410 standard of Brazil
*) The EN60445 standard of Europe
*) The RES207-95 AEA 90364-7-770 IRAM 2183 standard of Argentina
*) The color codes of Russia and China
*) The BS7671 standard of India and Pakistan
*) The JIS C 3306 standard of Japan
and finally, the Australian color codes for both equipment and installations.