PIPELINE COLOUR CODE INTRODUCTION Process pipelines need to be painted periodically for protection from external corrosion.

Different columns of pipelines are indicative of the fluids, Gases which are carried, in respective pipeline. The ground colour identifies the basic nature of the fluid carried and also distinguishes one fluid from another. Colour bands shall be superimposed on ground colour at different locations & to distinguish one fluid from another but belonging the same group. The colour bands shall be arranged in the sequence shown in table and sequence follows direction of flow Colour codes for General Services as per IS 2379 : 1990

Contents
WATER Cooling Boiler feed water Condensate Drinking Treated Fire water Domestic Hot Soft water Warm Water Chilled water Sprinkler & Hydrant Water Waste Water AIR Air Compressed up to 15 kg/cm2 Compressed above 15 kg/cm2 Plant Air

Ground Color
Sea Green Sea Green Sea Green Sea Green Sea Green Fire Red Sea Green Sea Green Sea Green Sea Green Sea Green Sea Green Sky Blue Sky Blue Sky Blue Sky Blue

First Color Band

French Blue Gulf Red Light Brown French Blue Light Orange Crimson Red Dark Violet Light Brown Light Grey Black White Canary Yellow White -Signal red Silver grey

Second Color Band

---Signal Red --Signal Red Signal red Canary Yellow Canary Yellow Signal Red Signal Red Black ----

Instrument Dry Vacuum Wet Vacuum Steam OILS Light Diesel Fuel High Speed Diesel Furnace oil Lubricating oil Transformer Oil

Sky Blue
White White

French blue -Dark Violet Brilliant Green -French Blue Light Gray Light Orange

Aluminum Light Brown Light Brown Light Brown Light Brown Light Brown

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Colour Codes for Industrial Gases as per IS 2379 : 1990

Contents
Ammonia Acetylene Argon Carbon dioxide Chlorine Sulphur dioxide Flare gases Freon (chlorofluro Derivative of methane & Ethane) ethylene Ethylene oxide Methane Helium Hydrogen Hydrocyanic acid Hydrogen sulphide Nitrogen Oxygen phenole Phosgene

Ground Color
Canary Yellow Canary Yellow Canary Yellow Canary Yellow Canary Yellow Canary yellow Canary yellow Canary Yellow

First Color Band

Dark violet Service Brown French Blue Light grey Dark violet Dark violet Light Gery

Second Color Band

----Light orange Golder brown Dark Violet

Canary yellow Canary yellow Canary yellow Canary Yellow Canary Yellow Canary yellow Canary Yellow Canary Yellow Canary Yellow Canary Yellow Canary yellow

Dark violet Dark violet Signal red Light Brown Signal Red Dark violet Gulf red Black White Dark violet black

Signal red Brilliant green Light brown -French blue Post office red ---Golden brown White

Propane

Canary yellow

Signal red

Black

Hydrocarbons, other chemicals & allied products

Acetone Benzene Methanol Naptha Hydrofluoric acid Phosphoric acid sulfuric Nitric Hydrochloric acid Acetic acid Caustic Solution Mercury Carbon disulfide Sodium sulfide Lime

Dark Admiralty gray Dark admiralty grey Dark Admiralty gray Dark Admiralty gray Dark violet Dark violet Dark violet Dark violet Dark violet Dark violet Smoke gray Black Black Black Smoke Grey

Black Canary yellow Deep buff Light brown Signal Red Signal grey Brilliant green French blue Signal Red Silver grey Light orange white Light orange Brilliant green White

Canary Yellow

-Black French blue Light orange Light orange Light Orange --Brilliant green Canary yellow Canary Yellow

ACIDS & OTHER CHEMICALS