Marine Wire Color Code for Direct Current Electrical Systems under 50 Volts - ABYC

Color Item Use

DC Positive
Red Positive Mains
Conductor
DC Negative
Black or Yellow Return, Negative Mains
Conductor
Green or Green w/ DC Grounding
Bonding System, Bonding Wires (if insulated)
Yellow Stripe Conductor
Light Blue Oil Pressure Oil Pressure Sender to Gauge
Cabin & Instrument
Dark Blue Fuse or Switch to Lights
Lights
Generator
Brown Generator Armature to Regulator
Armature
Alternator Charge Generator, Terminal/Alternator, Auxiliary
Brown
Light Terminal to Light to Regulator
Brown Pumps Fuse or Switch to Pumps
Grey Navigation Lights Fuse or Switch to Lights
Grey Tachometer Tachometer Sender to Gauge
Ammeter to Alternator or Generator Output
Orange Accessory Feed
and Accessory Fuses or Switches
Orange Common Feed Distribution Panel to Accessory Switch
Pink Fuel Gauge Fuel Gauge Sender to Gauge
Ignition Switch to Coil & Electrical
Purple Ignition
Instruments
Purple Instrument Feed Distribution Panel Electrical Instruments
Brown w/ Yellow
Bilge Blowers Fuse or Switch to Blower
Stripe
Yellow w/ Red Stripe Starting Circuit Starting Switch to Solenoid
Water
Tan Water Temperature Sender to Gauge
Temperature
Green/Stripe (G/x) Tilt Down and/or
Tilt and/or Trim Circuits
(except G/Y) Trim In
Tilt Up and/or Trim
Blue/Stripe (Bl/x) Tilt and/or Trim Circuits
Out