Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Pipe Color Code Standard and Piping Color Codes Chart
Pipe Color Code Standard and Piping Color Codes Chart
You are here: Home / Pipe / Pipe Color Code Standard and Piping Color Codes Chart
Search this website
d
77
Tweets
f
95
+1s
k
89
Shares
J
302
WhatsApp
Color coding of pipeline and piping materials are standard industry practices. Color
marking will make identification easier for raw material and fluid that being transport
by the pipe. There are various national and international Pipe Color Code Standards are
available. (I have used both English and American version to spell color/colour)
During construction and fabrication, various grades of carbon steel, alloy steel, and
stainless steel are used. To avoid mixing of this material and easy storing and retrieving
in the warehouse, piping components such as pipe, fittings, flanges, and valves are
color coded.
All most all company has their own color coding system. Pipe Fabrication Institute (PFI)
Standard ES-22 provides Piping Materials color coding requirements for most commonly
used piping material grades. It also provides guidance on marking location on piping
components.
Refer below images for the color band location on piping components.
k a d f J
592
SHARES
a
27
Shares
d
77
Tweets
f
95
+1s
k
89
Shares
J
302
WhatsApp
Categories
Select Category
Online Courses By
HardHatEngineer.com
k a d f J
COLOR CODE FOR PIPE MATERIAL IDENTIFICATION – PFI Standard ES-22 -1999
Carbon Steel
Material
Material Band / Strip Color
592 Garde
SHARES
a
A53 Gr.
27 Carbon Steel, Electric Resistance Welded Pipe 1 solid white
Shares B/API
d
77 Carbon Steel, Smls, specified tensile strength
Tweets A53 Gr. B No Marking
under 70,000 psi (483 MPA)
f
95 Carbon Steel, killed steel A106 Gr. B 1 solid green
+1s
J Carbon Steel, low temperature (impact tested) A333 Gr. 6 1 solid red
302
WhatsApp
High Yield Carbon Steel
Ad Vaya Lunchboxes
Austenitic Stainless Steels
f
Type 316 A312 TP316 1 solid gray
95
+1s
Type 316L A312 TP316L 2 solid gray
k
Piping Interview Questions Part-1
89
Shares
Type 316H A312 TP316H 1 intermittent gray (Codes and Standards)
hardhatengineer.com
J 1 solid brown, 1 solid
302 Type 317 A312 TP317
WhatsApp green
Inconel
k 625 a d f J
SPONSORED SEARCHES
1 solid blue, 1 solid
pipe color code chart
pink
piping design
1 solid red, 1 solid
Hastelloy Alloy 8-2
orange color coding of pipeline
d Note: Any product manufactured by welding shall have an additional white stripe.
77
Tweets
f
95
+1s
k
89
Shares
J
302
WhatsApp
Without proper pipe color code, it is extremely difficult to identify the material
pipeline transporting. To reduces the safety hazard, reduce the possibility of mistakes
in identification and accidents associated with wrong identification of pipeline during
the emergency situation, systematic color coding of pipeline and piping system is
essential. Uniformity of color marking promotes greater safety, lessens the chances of
error and reduces hazards involved in the handling of material inside the pipelines.
There are national and international standard that provides the guidelines for uniform
color coding in industries that are used to color code of pipe to identify.
k a d f J
These standard uses different color code methodology to identify the pipe material.
They use a base color, band color, letters and direction arrow to identify fluid inside
the pipeline.
592 ASME A13.1 – 2015 edition has six fixed colors and 4 users define colors that can be
SHARES
used to identify the hazardous material. In this standard, following category are used;
a
27
Shares 1. Flammable – Fluids or a vapor or produce vapors that can be ignited and continue
to burn in air.
d
77 2. Combustible – Fluids that can burn, but are not flammable.
Tweets
3. Oxidizing – Oxidizing fluid is any gas or liquid that may, generally by providing
f oxygen, cause or contribute to the combustion of other material more than air
95 does.
+1s
4. Toxic and Corrosive – Fluids that are corrosive or toxic, or will produce corrosive
k or toxic substances when released.
89
Shares 5. Fire Quenching – Fluid Such as water, foam, and CO2 used in sprinkler systems
and firefighting piping systems.
J
302
WhatsApp
k a d f J
Over 10 over 250 32 800 31⁄2 89
1. Base colour – Base colours are used to indicate the content inside the pipe.
2. Safety colours – These colours are used as band colours that applied in
conjunction with the base pipe color code to create various service identifier.
Other than colour code, additional information regarding the nature of the contents of
the pipe by using the following systems either individually or in combination:
592
SHARES 1. Name in full
a 2. Abbreviation of name
27 3. Chemical symbol and
Shares
4. Appropriate code indications or code colour bands
d
77
Tweets
f
95
+1s
k
89
Shares
J
302
WhatsApp
Up to 50 mm 130 mm
50 mm to 100 mm 275 mm
k a d f J
Pipe Diameter Minimum Band Width – Basic Minimum Band Width – Safety
Up to 50 mm 50 mm 30 mm
50 mm to 100 mm 100 mm 75 mm
k
89
Refer table for the ground colour that used in pipeline marking.
Shares
J Ground Colours
302
WhatsApp
Substance Colour
k a d f J
Size of Label and Letters as per IS 2379 – 1990
(Reaffirmed 2006)
592
SHARES
a
27
Shares
d
77
Tweets
f
95
+1s
k
89
Shares
J
302
WhatsApp
Throughout the
entire length or 4:1 Proportion to the
80 NB and below 25
Band no case less First Colour Band
than 300 mm
k a d f J
Letter Size
20 to 30 10
Above 30 to 50 20
Above 50 to 80 30
Above 80 to 150 40
Over 250 90
592
SHARES
a
27
Shares
d
77
Tweets
Commonly used Pipe Color Code As per Is 2379
f
95
+1s
Pipe Colour Code Use in Refinery As per IS 2379
k
89 Contents Ground Colour First Colour Band Second Colour Band
Shares
Cooling Water Sea green French blue –
J
302
WhatsAppBoiler feed water Sea green Gulf red –
k a d f J
Location of the color band and Labels
Coloring and identification labels on the pipe should apply in such a way that is clearly
visible from the all the approach especially when pipes are overhead. ASME B13.1 and
IS 2379 provides guidance on the positions of the labeling. Refer the table below for
the general guideline provided in the standards.
k
89
Shares
J
302
WhatsApp
k a d f J
Don’t forget to Subscribe
SPONSORED SEARCHES
592
SHARES
Copyright © 2019 · HardHat Engineer ·
a
27
Shares
d
77
Tweets
f
95
+1s
k
89
Shares
Next-Gen Lunchbox from Vaya Pipe Valve Parts and Valve Trim Learn Different Types of Pipe Types of Pipe Fittings Used in
Parts Including API Trim Charts Flanges Used in Piping Piping - A Complete Guide
>
k a d f J