IEC 60446 European AC Wiring Color Codes

  • Phase L1 Brown
    #8b4513
  • Phase L2 Black
    #111111
  • Phase L3 Gray
    #808080
  • Neutral Blue
    #0000ff
  • Protective Earth Green
    #00ff00
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Created at 10/29/2026 10:54
The palette consists of Semi dark, Dark, Light colors. Accent colors Neutral Blue #0000ff and Protective Earth Green #00ff00. Palette has Warm, Neutral, Cool colors temperature.

By lightness, this palette runs from #111111 (darkest) to #00FF00 (lightest). The lightness range is wide.

Overall saturation feels vivid (higher chroma) — 60% of colors are vivid.

Some colors sit roughly opposite each other on the color wheel, giving the palette complementary contrast.

Overall temperature among swatches leans cool (2 of 5).

HEX codes (sorted): #0000FF, #00FF00, #111111, #808080, #8B4513

Palette IEC 60446 European AC Wiring Color Codes combines 5 color codes:
HEX: #8b4513, RGB: (139, 69, 19); HEX: #111111, RGB: (17, 17, 17); HEX: #808080, RGB: (128, 128, 128)
HEX: #0000ff, RGB: (0, 0, 255); HEX: #00ff00, RGB: (0, 255, 0)
Simplified version of palette colors
Saddle Brown, Tint of Black, Grey, Blue, Lime
Color scheme was created by colorday

Color codes in palette

IEC 60446 European AC Wiring Color Codes color codes HEX, RGB information in table

ColorHEXRGBNameAlternative name
#8b4513#8b4513RGB(139, 69, 19)Phase L1 BrownSaddlebrown
#111111#111111RGB(17, 17, 17)Phase L2 BlackDreamless Sleep
#808080#808080RGB(128, 128, 128)Phase L3 GrayGray
#0000ff#0000ffRGB(0, 0, 255)Neutral BlueBlue
#00ff00#00ff00RGB(0, 255, 0)Protective Earth GreenLime

Color Palette Contrast

2 color pairs have low contrast and need improvement which may impact readability.
Text ColorBackground ColorContrast Ratio
#8b4513
#808080
1.79
#8b4513
#0000ff
1.21

Image palette IEC 60446 European AC Wiring Color Codes png