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