Colour code HELUKABEL®-OB
Colour coded Control Cables OB and SY-OB without green-yellow protective
conductor
The combination of colour identification up to 101 cores consists of 11 basic colours. For core-no. 12 and
more, one or two additional colour rings or longitudinal stripes are printed on the basic colour. The ring
width is approximately 2 mm.
2- to 5-core cables
A
Colour identification according to VDE 0293 for flexible cables
2 cores = brown/blue
3 cores = brown/black/grey
4 cores = blue/brown/black/grey
5 cores = blue/brown/black/grey/black
B
C
6- and more core cables
Colour identification as per following table. The insulation of the conductor gives the first basic colour. The
second and the third colour is printed on the basic colour as a form of ring or longitudinal stripe.
The cores are to be counted continuously through all layers at the same direction, beginning with inner
layer towards outside.
D
No. Basic-Ring-colour
No. Basic-Ring-colour
F
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
white
black
blue
brown
grey
red
violet
pink
orange
transparent
beige
36 transparent-blue
37 beige-blue
69 transparent-white-black
70 beige-white-black
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
grey-brown
red-brown
violet-brown
pink-brown
orange-brown
transparent-brown
beige-brown
black-white
blue-white
brown-white
grey-white
red-white
violet-white
pink-white
orange-white
transparent-white
beige-white
red-grey
violet-grey
pink-grey
orange-grey
transparent-grey
beige-grey
brown-white-blue
grey-white-blue
red-white-blue
violet-white-blue
pink-white-blue
orange-white-blue
transparent-white-blue
beige-white-blue
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
45
46
47
48
49
50
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
grey-white-brown
red-white-brown
violet-white-brown
pink-white-brown
orange-white-brown
transparent-white-brown
beige-white-brown
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
blue-black
brown-black
grey-black
red-black
violet-black
pink-black
orange-black
transparent-black
beige-black
86
87
88
89
90
91
red-white-grey
violet-white-grey
pink-white-grey
orange-white-grey
transparent-white-grey
beige-white-grey
92
93
94
95
96
blue-white-red
brown-white-red
violet-white-red
pink-white-red
orange-white-red
31
32
33
34
35
brown-blue
grey-blue
red-blue
pink-blue
orange-blue
51 orange-red
52 tranparent-red
53 beige-red
54
55
56
57
pink-violet
orange-violet
tranparent-violet
beige-violet
58 transparent-pink
59 beige-pink
60 transparent-orange
61 beige-orange
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
blue-white-black
brown-white-black
grey-white-black
red-white-black
violet-white-black
pink-white-black
orange-white-black
No. Basic-Ring-colour
E
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
97 brown-white-violet
98 orange-white-violet
S
99 brown-black-blue
100 grey-black-blue
101 red-black-blue
X
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