Wiring diagram wire color abbreviations

To trace wiring diagrams, vehicle manufacturers designed the wires so that you can
identify it using its wire colors. This color acts as a code so you can easily
follow its origin and path.

In reading wiring diagrams, if you know the color of the wire, you can trace the
component associated with it and the rest of the circuits that is working with
that component.

To help you in reading the wire color codes, every automotive wiring diagram has
its own color-coding abbreviations to make it easy for you. Here is the wiring color
abbreviations use on most domestic and imported cars:

COLOR..........common code........... Aternative code

Black...............Blk............................Bk
Blue................Blu............................Bu
Brown.............Brn............................Bn
Dark Blue.........DrBlu.........................DkBu
Dark Green.......DrGrn.......................DkGn
Green..............Grn.........................Gn
Gray...............Gry..........................Gy
Light Blue.........Lt Blu.......................Lt Bu
Light Green......Lt Green.....................Lt Gn
Orange...........Org..........................Og
Pink................Pnk..........................Pk
Purple.............Ppl..........................Pl
Red................Red..........................Red
Tan................Tan..........................Tan
Violet.............Vio...........................Vi
White............Wht...........................Wt
Yellow...........Yel.............................Yl

NOTE:

Most cars uses BLACK wire as ground wire and RED wire as power supply wire. This is
especially true with domestic cars but it is different with imported cars. To get a
complete set of wiring codes, avail yourself a wiring manual for your specific vehicle.