Table 15-2.--Color Codes for Valves and Piping
Valve Handwheel and Operating
FED STD 595 Color Number and
Fluid
Lever
chip
white
17886
Steam and Steam Drams
Dark Blue
15044
Light Gray
16376
Dark Gray
HP Air
16081
Tan
10324
LP Air
Light Green
14449
Oxygen
Dark Green
14062
Seawater (other than firemain,
sprinkling, and washdown)
17141
JP-5
Purple
Yellow
Fuel Oil
13538
Striped Yellow/Black
13538/17038
Lube oil
Fire Plugs
11105
Red
Striped Red/Green
Foam Discharge Plugs (AFF)
11105/14062
Yellow
Gasoline
13538
Feedwater
Light Blue
15200
Hydraulic
Grange
12246
Dark Purple
17100
Freon
Chartreuse
23814
Brown
Amine
10080
Buff
Helium
10371
Helium/Oxygen
Striped Buff/Green
10371/14449
Sewage
Gold
17043
Striped Gray/White
16187/17886
Firemain (including root valves)
Red
11105
AFFF
Striped Red/Green
11105/14062
* Applies to valves on weather decks and interior piping only.
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