SAFETY COLOR CODING

Color Description

Used for the identification of fire protection equipment (e.g.

Red
sprinkler system) and dangerous/hazardous areas.

Orange Designates the dangerous parts of machines and equipment.

Used to mark physical hazards (e.g. risk of slipping, tripping,

Yellow falling, etc.) and materials (e.g. toxic or corrosive substances,
poisonous gases, etc.) potentially hazardous to life/property.

Indicates First Aid equipment and materials/areas that involve no

Green
hazard to life/property.

Blue Indicates safety information on signs and bulletin boards.

Purple In industrial settings, purple indicates radiation hazards.

Combinations of black and white are used to indicate trafficked

Black and White
areas.
WATER LINES

Color Description

Aqua Used to paint clarified or settled water pipes.

Olive Green Designates raw water pipes.

Dark Blue Indicates potable water pipe systems.

Blue with Black Band Combination used to mark non-potable water.

Blue with Red Band Combination that indicates water for heating buildings.

Light and Medium Blue Used in pump stations, for pressure and section lines.

Red Used for fire sprinkler systems.

WASTEWATER LINES

Color Description

Brown Indicates backwash waste and sludge.

Dark Gray Designates the sewer system.

Clay Used for the effluent sewage system.

Brown/Black, Brown/Yellow,
Brown/Orange, Brown, Color combinations used for different sludge lines.
Orange/Red

Orange/Red with Black Band This combination is used to indicate gas lines.
CHEMICAL LINES

Color Description

White Used to indicate ammonia.

Black Designates carbon slurry systems.

Yellow Indicates chlorine gas/solution.

Yellow with Red Band A color combination used to designate sulfuric acid.

Yellow with Orange Band Used to indicate ozone.

Orange Designates alum or primary coagulants.

Orange with Green Band Indicates coagulant aids and polymers.

Yellow with Green Band Used to indicate caustic substances.

Light Green Designates lime slurry systems.

Light Green with Yellow Band Combination that indicates sulfur dioxide.

Light Green with Red Band Indicates phosphate compounds.

Light Green with Orange

Used for soda ash.
Band

Light Blue with Red Band Designates fluoride pipe systems in industrial applications.

Violet Used to indicate potassium permanganate lines.

OTHER LINES

Color Description

Red Used to paint gas pipes.

Dark Green Indicates compressed air pipe system.

Orange Used for steam pipes.

Ivory Designates oil pipes.

Yellow Used for hoists/trolleys.

Light Grey Used to paint other pipe systems.