Wire Color Code

GENERAL INFORMATION.

Since the vehicle wiring consists of many wires, all wires are color coded to

avoid errors during installation and repair. The table below gives the abbreviations of wire colors used in

wiring diagrams. The full wire designation, in addition to the color code letters, also includes information about the wire cross-section.

CODE / COLOR.

L Light blue.

Y Yellow.

G Green.

W White.

V Violet.

Br Brown.

Gr Grey.

R Red.

B Black.

The digits in the wire designation indicate the cross-sectional area of the wire. The first letter corresponds to the base

color and the second letter corresponds to the stripe color of the wire.

Example.

Y W 1..

Y: Base color (yellow).

W: Stripe color (white).

1.5: Wire cross-sectional area (1.5 mm2)