PIPELINE COLOR CODE

INTRODUCTION
Process pipelines need to be painted periodically for protection from
external corrosion. Different columns of pipelines are indicative of the
fluids, Gases which are carried, in respective pipeline.
The ground colour identifies the basic nature of the fluid carried and also
distinguishes one fluid from another. Colour bands shall be superimposed on
ground colour at different locations & to distinguish one fluid from another
but belonging the same group.
The colour bands shall be arranged in the seuence shown in table and
seuence follows direction of flow
Colour codes for General Services as per IS 237 ! "#
Con$en$s Ground Color %irs$ Color
&and
Second
Color &and
'(TER
Cooling !ea Green "rench #lue $$
#oiler feed water !ea Green Gulf %ed $$
Condensate !ea Green &ight #rown $$
Drin'ing !ea Green "rench #lue !ignal %ed
Treated !ea Green &ight (range $$
"ire water "ire %ed Crimson %ed $$
Domestic )ot !ea Green Dar' *iolet !ignal %ed
!oft water !ea Green &ight #rown !ignal red
+arm +ater !ea Green &ight Grey Canary ,ellow
Chilled water !ea Green #lac' Canary ,ellow
!prin'ler &
)ydrant +ater
!ea Green +hite !ignal %ed
+aste +ater !ea Green Canary ,ellow !ignal %ed
(IR
-ir !'y #lue +hite #lac'
Compressed up
to ./ 'g0cm1
!'y #lue $$ $$
Compressed
above ./ 'g0cm1
!'y #lue !ignal red $$
Plant -ir !'y #lue !ilver grey $$
2nstrument !'y #lue "rench blue $$
Dry *acuum
+hite
$$ $$
+et *acuum
+hite
Dar' *iolet $$
!team -luminum $$
OILS
&ight Diesel
"uel
&ight #rown #rilliant Green $$
)igh !peed
Diesel
&ight #rown $$ $$
"urnace oil &ight #rown "rench #lue $$
&ubricating oil &ight #rown &ight Gray $$
Transformer (il &ight #rown &ight (range $$
Colour Codes for Industrial Gases as per IS 237 ! "#
Con$en$s Ground Color %irs$ Color
&and
Second
Color &and
-mmonia Canary ,ellow Dar' violet $$
-cetylene Canary ,ellow !ervice #rown $$
-rgon Canary ,ellow "rench #lue $$
Carbon dioxide Canary ,ellow &ight grey $$
Chlorine Canary ,ellow Dar' violet &ight orange
!ulphur dioxide Canary yellow Dar' violet Golder brown
"lare gases Canary yellow $ $
"reon
3chlorofluro
Derivative of
methane &
4thane5
Canary ,ellow &ight Gery Dar' *iolet
ethylene Canary yellow Dar' violet !ignal red
4thylene oxide Canary yellow Dar' violet #rilliant green
6ethane Canary yellow !ignal red &ight brown
)elium Canary ,ellow &ight #rown $$
)ydrogen Canary ,ellow !ignal %ed "rench blue
)ydrocyanic
acid
Canary yellow Dar' violet Post office red
)ydrogen
sulphide
Canary ,ellow Gulf red $$
7itrogen Canary ,ellow #lac' $$
(xygen Canary ,ellow +hite $$
phenole Canary ,ellow Dar' violet Golden brown
Phosgene Canary yellow blac' +hite
Propane Canary yellow !ignal red #lac'
Hydrocarbons, other chemicals & allied products
-cetone Dar' -dmiralty
gray
#lac' Canary ,ellow
#en8ene Dar' admiralty
grey
Canary yellow
6ethanol Dar' -dmiralty
gray
Deep buff $$
7aptha Dar' -dmiralty
gray
&ight brown #lac'
ACIDS & OTHE CHE!ICA"S
)ydrofluoric
acid
Dar' violet !ignal %ed "rench blue
Phosphoric acid Dar' violet !ignal grey $
sulfuric Dar' violet #rilliant green &ight orange
7itric Dar' violet "rench blue &ight orange
)ydrochloric
acid
Dar' violet !ignal %ed &ight (range
-cetic acid Dar' violet !ilver grey $$
Caustic !olution !mo'e gray &ight orange $$
6ercury #lac' white #rilliant green
Carbon disulfide #lac' &ight orange $
!odium sulfide #lac' #rilliant green Canary yellow
&ime !mo'e Grey +hite Canary ,ellow