International Thermocouple Color Codes - Thermocouple and Extension Grade Wires

U.S. & CANADIAN Czech Netherlands

THERMO- International International Japanese French
(ANSI/MC96.1, ANSI/ASTM E230) British German
COUPLE
TYPE ALLOY THERMOCOUPLE EXTENSION PLUG &
IEC 584-3 IEC 584-3 BS 1843 DIN 43710 JIS C 1610 NFC 42-324
COMBINATION GRADE GRADE JACK Intrinsically Safe
Brown Blue Brown Blue Blue Brown Brown Blue
Copper Blue Blue Blue Brown Brown White Red Red Yellow
+ + + + + + + +
T Constantan - -
● - - - - - -
Red Red White White Blue Brown White Blue
(Copper-Nickel)
Iron Brown Black Black Blue Black Blue Yellow Black
White White Black Black Yellow Red Red Yellow
(magnetic) + + Black + + + + + +
J Constantan - -
● White
- - - - - -
(Copper-Nickel) Red Red White Blue Blue White Black

Brown Purple Purple Blue Brown Black Purple Purple

Purple Purple Purple Purple Brown Red Red Yellow
Nickel - Chromium + + Purple + + + + + +
E Constantan - -
● - - - - - -
Red Red White White Blue Black White Purple
(Copper- Nickel)
Brown Yellow Green Blue Red Green Blue Yellow
Nickel - Chromium Yellow Yellow Yellow Green Green Brown Red Red Yellow
+ + + + + + + +
K Nickel - Aluminium - -
● - - - - - -
Red Red White White Blue Green White Purple
(magnetic)
Nicrosil Brown Orange Blue Orange
Pink No Standard No Standard No Standard
(Nickel-Chromium- Silicon) Orange
+ +
Orange Orange Pink
+
Pink
+
Orange
+
N Nisil - - ● - - -
(Use American (Use American (Use American
Red Red White White Blue Color Codes) Color Codes) Color Codes)
(Nickel-Silicon-Magnesium)
Platinum Green Orange Blue Green White Black Green
Rhodium -10% None +
Black Green Orange
+ Orange
+
White
+
Red
+ Red
+
Yellow
+
S Established - ● - - - - - -
Platinum Red White White Blue White White Green

Platinum Green Orange Blue Green White Black Green

Black Green Orange Orange White Red Red Yellow
Rhodium -13% None + + + + + + +
R Established - ● - - - - - -
Platinum Red White White Blue White White Green

Platinum Gray White Gray Gray Gray

Gray Gray No Standard Red Red No Standard
Rhodium - 30% None + (Uncom- + + +
B Platinum Established - pensated) - (Use Copper - - (Use Copper

Rhodium - 6%
Red
(Compensated Cable)
● White Wire) Gray
(Compensated Cable)
Gray
(Compensated Cable)
Wire)

Tungsten Red
Rhenium - 5% Green Red No Standard No Standard No Standard
None +
C Tungsten Established -
●
(Use American (Use American (Use American
Red Color Codes) Color Codes) Color Codes)
Rhenium - 26%
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