Fiberoptic Cable Catalog
Loose Tube or Tight Buffer Fiberoptic Cables
Tube/Fiber
Number
Default Color Code as per EIA/TIA 598
Color
Tube/Fiber
Number
1
2
3
4
5
6
Blue
Orange
Green
Brown
Grey
White
7
8
9
10
11
12
Color
Red
Black
Yellow
Violet
Pink
Turquoise
Teldor Color Code #1 (for Loose Tube cables only) Per VDE
Fiber Number
1
2
3
4
5
6
Color
Fiber Colors
Fiber Number
Red
Green
Blue
Yellow
White
Grey
Tube Colors
7
8
9
10
11
12
Color
Brown
Violet
Turquoise
Black
Orange
Pink
Tube Number Color Tube Number Color
1
2
3
4
Red
SMF – Yellow
50/125 – Green
62.5/125 - Blue
7
8
9
10
SMF – Yellow
50/125 – Green
62.5/125 - Blue
5 11
6 12
1.
In cables containing more than 12 tubes constructed in more than one layer, the color code repeats itself in each layer, starting from “Blue”.
2.
In cables with more than 12 tubes in one layer there will be more elements of the same color. For example in a
15-tube layer the color code is: Blue, Blue, Orange, Orange, Green, Green, Brown, Grey, White etc.
3.
In LD cables, in tubes containing more than 12 fibers, the additional fiber colors are:
Tube/Fiber
Number
13
14
Color
Lemon
Light Brown
Tube/Fiber
Number
15
16
Color
Magenta
Natural
4.
In SL cables containing more then 12 fibers, the fibers are divided into two groups, which are identified with colored threads: Orange and Green.
5.
Additional color codes are available
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