International Thermocouple Color Codes - Thermocouple and Extension Grade Wires

THERMOCOUPLE
TYPE

U.S. & CANADIAN

ALLOY
COMBINATION
Copper

E
K

THERMOCOUPLE
GRADE
Brown

Constantan
(magnetic)

Brown

Constantan

Brown

Constantan

Brown

Nickel - Aluminium
Nicrosil

Nisil

(Nickel-Silicon-Magnesium)

S
R
B
C

Platinum
Rhodium -10%
Platinum
Platinum
Rhodium -13%
Platinum
Platinum
Rhodium - 30%
Platinum
Rhodium - 6%
Tungsten
Rhenium - 5%
Tungsten
Rhenium - 26%

Yellow
Red

(magnetic)

(Nickel-Chromium- Silicon)

Purple
Red

(Copper- Nickel)

Nickel - Chromium

White
Red

(Copper-Nickel)

Nickel - Chromium

Blue
Red

(Copper-Nickel)

Iron

International

(ANSI/MC96.1, ANSI/ASTM E230)

Brown

Orange
Red

None
Established

EXTENSION
GRADE

+
-

+
-

+
-

+
-

+
-

+
-

+
-

+
-

+
-

+
-

+
-

None
Established

+
-

None
Established

+
-

Blue

Blue

Black

Purple

Yellow

Orange

Green

Green

Gray

+
-

Red

Green
Red

Orange

Green

Green

White

(Uncompensated)

(Compensated Cable)

None
Established

Yellow

Red

Purple
White

Green

Green
White

Pink

Pink
White

Orange

Orange
White

Orange

Red
Gray

Purple

Red
Black

Purple

Black
White

Red
Black

Black

Red
Orange

Black

Brown
White

Red
Yellow

Brown

Red
Purple

Blue

IEC 584-3

Red
White

PLUG &
JACK

Orange
White

Gray

Gray
White

International

Czech
British

Netherlands
German

Japanese

French

IEC 584-3

BS 1843

DIN 43710

JIS C 1610

NFC 42-324

Intrinsically Safe

+
-

+
-

+
-

+
-

+
-

+
+
-

+
-

Blue

Brown
White

Blue

Black
White

Blue

Purple
White

Blue

Green
White

Blue

Pink
White

Blue

Orange
White

Blue

Orange
White

+
-

+
-

+
-

+
-

+
-

+
+
-

Blue

White
Blue

Black

Yellow
Blue

Brown

Brown
Blue

Red

Brown
Blue

Orange

Orange
Blue

Green

White
Blue

Green

White
Blue

No Standard
(Use Copper
Wire)

Red

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+
-

+
-

+
-

+
-

+
-

+
+
-

Brown

Red
Brown

Blue

Red
Blue

Black

Red
Black

Green

Red
Green

+
-

+
-

+
-

+
-

No Standard
(Use American
Color Codes)
White

Red
White

White

Red
White

Gray

Red
Gray

+
+
-

+
-

Brown

Red
White

Yellow

Red
White

Purple

Red
White

Blue

Red
White

+
-

+
-

+
-

+
-

No Standard
(Use American
Color Codes)
Black

Red
White

Black

Red
White

Gray

Red
Gray

+
+
-

+
-

(Compensated Cable)

(Compensated Cable)

No Standard
(Use American
Color Codes)

No Standard
(Use American
Color Codes)

Blue

Yellow
Blue

Black

Yellow
Black

Purple

Yellow
Purple

Yellow

Yellow
Purple

+
-

+
-

+
-

+
-

No Standard
(Use American
Color Codes)
Green

Yellow
Green

Green

Yellow
Green

+
+
-

No Standard
(Use Copper
Wire)
No Standard
(Use American
Color Codes)
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