MODIFICATION:-Colour schedule mentioned at sl 14 of 2005 –General specification for

protective coating shall be modified by the colour schedule given hereunder:-

14. COLOUR SCHEDULE

Item to be Painted Finish Coat Colour

SPLASH ZONE
All areas coated with Epoxy UHB only – System Yellow
Handrails Yellow
ATMOSPHERIC ZONE
All areas coated with System 2 (Structural steelwork) Yellow
Handrails and ladders Yellow
Buildings (outside surfaces) Spanish Tile Red
Overhead Obstructions Yellow with Black Stripes
Helideck top surface (marking colour API-RP-2L and CAP- Natural Grey
437)
EQUIPMENT, PIPING AND TUBING
Pumps and Drivers Dark Grey or Factory Finish
Compressors and Drivers Dark Grey or Factory Finish
Generators and Drivers Dark Grey or Factory Finish
Water Makers Light Blue or Factory Finish
Tanks and Vessels White
Electrical Equipment incl. Cable Trays Aluminum Grey
Electrical Danger Points Orange
Instrumentation Factory Finish
Fire Fighting Equipment Red
First Aid Equipment Signal Green
Risers and J Tubes Aluminium Grey
Process Piping Systems Refer Table B (colour scheme for
products being processed)
The name tag no. and service of all equipment should be stenciled in capital letters 40 – 50 mm in
height on the equipment. The Colour shall be black or white and in contrast to the colour on which the
lettering is superimposed.

14.1 Pipe Colour Coding

All piping shall be colour coded to identify service in accordance with the following criteria. The
colour coding shall comply with the schedule in Table A.

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 Table A : Colour Scheme For Products Being Processed
Sl Description Colour code Identification Sl Description Colour code
No of Products No of Products Identification
Base /Ground Colour Bands Base Colour
Colour 1) 1st Band /Ground Bands
2) 2nd Band Colour 3) 1st Band
4) 2nd Band
GASES
1 Sour Gas Canary Yellow 1) Grey 2 Sweet Gas Canary Grey
2) Dark Violet Yellow
3 Fuel Gas Canary Yellow 1)Light Brown 4 Residue Canary 1)Oxide Red
2) White Yellow 2) White
5 Flare Gas Canary Yellow Aluminium 8 Regenerated Canary 1) White
Gas Yellow 2)Dark
Violet
LIQUIDS
1 Crude Oil Light Brown No Band 2 High Speed Light 1) Brilliant
Diesel Brown Green
2) White
3 Hydrocarbon Dark 1)Signal Red 4 Chlorine Dark Violet Signal Red
Condensate Admirality 2) Black
Grey
5 Triethyline Dark 1) Sea Green 6 Oily Water Black No Band
Glycol Admirality 2) Yellow
(TEG) Grey
7 Dozing Dark No Band 8 ATF Dark Black
Chemical Admirality Admirality
Grey Grey
UTILITY ITEMS : WATER
1 Drinking Sea Green 1)French Blue 2 Domestic Sea Green Light Grey
Water 2) Signal Red Hot Water
3 Cold water Sea Green 1)French Blue 4 Deminaralise Sea Green Gulf Red
service from 2)Canary d Water
storage tank Yellow
5 Cooling Sea Green French Blue 6 Condensate Sea Green 1) Light
Water Water Brown
2) Signal
Red
7 Wash Water Sea Green Canary 8 Fire Water Fire Red Crimson
Yellow Red
9 Sea Sea Green White 10 Waste Water Sea Green 1) Canary
Untreated Yellow
Water 2) Signal
Red
11 Treated Sea Green Light Orange
Water
UTILITY ITEMS: COMPRESSED AIR
1 Compressed Sky Blue -- 2 Compressed Sky Blue Signal Red
Air (upto 15 Air (above
kg/sq cm) 15 kg/sq cm)
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3 Plant Air Sky Blue Silver Grey 4 Instrument Sky Blue French Blue
Air
5 Drainage Black --
UTILITY ITEMS: OILS
1 Lubricating Light Brown Light Grey 2 Hydraulic Light Dark Violet
Oil Power Brown
UTILITY ITEMS: GASES
1 Acetylene Canary Yellow Service 2 Nitrogen Canary Yellow Black
Brown
3 Oxygen Canary Yellow White 4 Carbon Canary Yellow Light
dioxide Grey

Any Product which is not covered will be governed as per colour code standard IS:2379-1990 (reaffirmed in
1996) / other standard under reference.

14.1.1 Colour Bands

A. Identification & Size
The width of colour band shall confirm to the following (As per 2379:1990 reaffirmed – 1996 Para 7.3.3) :
NOMINAL PIPE SIZE (mm) WIDTH : L (mm)
80 NB and below 25
Over 100 NB upto 150 NB 50
Over 200 NB upto 300 NB 75
Over 350 NB 100
The relative proportional width of first colour band to the subsequent bands shall be 4:1.
Maximum stripe spacing shall be 150 mm.

B. Application

Colour Bands shall be applied at the following location (2379:1990 reaffirmed – 1996 Para 7.3.)
• Battery Limit Points
• Intersection Point and change of direction points in piping ways
• Other point such as midway of each piping way, near valves, junction joints of service appliances,
walls, on either side of pipe culverts
• For long strech yard piping at 50 m interval and at start and terminating points

Colour bands shall be arranged in the sequence shown in table B and the sequence follows the
direction of flow.

For insulates pipes, nominal pipe size means the outside diameter of insulation.

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14.1.2 Colour of Valves
The valves shall be painted as per the IS 2379:1990 reaffirmed – 1996 para 7.4 as per the following:
Condition Colour of Valve
Valves on Fire Fighting Piping Red
Valves on Piping carrying Hazardous Golden Yellow with black strips
material
Valves on water carrying piping (Potable or French Blue
non-potable)
All other Piping Same colour as the main piping

14.1.3 Pipes shall be marked with arrow to indicate flow direction as per the isometrics. Arrow markers shall be
placed at starting / termination point of piping above each floor generation at a height of about 1.5m from floors.
The service or the origin place shall also be marked in the same colour, stenciled in capital letters 40 - 50 mm in
height. The colour or arrow shall be black or white and in contrast to the colour on which they are
superimposed. The arrow indicating flow directions as per piping isometrics shall be marked on both sides of
the pipe 180 deg. Apart at an interval of 3 to 6 meters or less depending on pipe length.

Size (in mm) of the arrow shall be either of the following :

65 20 90 30

30 95 30 95
FOR PIPES 8” NB & BELOW FOR PIPES 10” NB & ABOVE

Deleted table Attachment A: Pipe colour coding.

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