STANDARD

SPLN 107: 1993

PERUSAHAAN UMUM MSTRIK NEGARA

Lampiran Keputusan Direksi PLN No.: 018.K/0594/DIR/1993,

tanggal 1 Februari 1993

COLOR STANDARD FOR PIPE AND STORAGE TANK

IN THE POWER PLANT

DEPARTEMEN PERTAMBANGAN DANENERGI

PERUSAHAAN UMUM LISTRIK NEGARA

JALAN TRUNOJOYO 135 KEBAYORAN BARU - JAKARTA 12160

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WARNA PIPA DAN TANGKI PUSAT LISTRIK
Disusun oleh :
1. Kelompok Pembakuan Bidang Pembangkitan dengan
Surat Kcputusan Direksi Pcrusahaan Umum Listrik
Negara No. : 079/DIR/1988 tang-gal 21 September
1988;

2. Kelompok Kerja Warna Pipa dan Tangki Pusat

Listrik dengan Surat Keputusan Kepala Pusat
Pcnyelidikan Masalah Kelistrikan No.: 55.K/493/
PPMK/90 tanggal 19 Desember 1990;

Diterbitkan oleh :
DEPARTEMEN PERTAMBANGAN DAN ENERGI
PERUSAHAAN UMUM LISTRIK NEGARA
Jin. Trunojoyo No. 135-Kebayoran Baru
JAKARTA 12160
1993

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Susunan Anggota Kelompok Pembakuan Bidang Pembangkitan

Berdasnrkan Surat Keputusan Direksi Perusahaan Umum Listrik Negara
No .: 0791D1RJ1988 tanggal 21 September 1988
1. Kepala Dinas Pembakuan, Pusat Penyelidikan Masalah Kelistrikan
2. (ex-officio) ()

Sebagai Ketua merangkap Anggota Tetap

3. Ir. Sudadijo

Sebagai Ketua Ilarian merangkap Anggota Tetap

4. Ir. Hoedojo

Sebagai Sekrelaris merangkap Anggota Tetap

5. Ir. M. Agus Djumhana

Sebagai Wakil Sekretaris merangkap Anggota Tetap

6. Ir. Samhir Sasmitaatmadja

Sebagai Anggota Tetap

7. Ir. Ardi Yogi

Sebagai Anggota Tetap

8. Ir. SedaPurba

Sebagai Anggota Tetap

9. Ir. J. Soekarto

Sebagai Anggota Tetap

lO.Istigno, MSc.

Sebagai Anggota Tetap

11.Ir, Soenarjo Sastrosewojo

Sebagai Anggota Tetap

12. Ir. Bambang Irawadi

Sebagai Anggota Tetap

13. Ir. Husni Samsi Tamin

Sebagai Anggota Tetap

14. Ir. M. Ilyas

Sebagai Anggota Tetap

15. Ir. Margo Santoso

Sebagai Anggota Tetap

16. Ir. Djoko Harsoyo

Sebagai Anggota Tetap

(*) Masgunarto Budiman, MSc.

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Susiman Anggota Kelompok Kerja Warn a Pipa dan Tangki Pusat Listrik
Surat Keputusan Kepala Pusat Penyelidikan Masalah Kelistrikan
No.: 55.K/493/PPMK/1990 tanggall9 Dcseniber 1990

1. Ir. Bondantoyo

3. Ir. Sintong Hutapca

4. Ir. Iloedojo
5. lr. Dria Sukmana
6. Ir. Tony Syarief
7. Ir. Akim Suhendi
8. Ir. Kirmadi
9. Ir. Kartawan Muchtar
10. Ir. Zainudin Sayuti
11. Ir. Rachmat Harijanto
12. Setyono, BE.
13. Ir. Tasripin Adiwijaya
14. Ir. Dio Talarima

Sebagai Ketua
merangkap Anggota
Sebagai Sekretaris
merangkap Anggota
Sebagai Anggota
Sebagai Anggota
Sebagai Anggota
Sebagai Anggota
Sebagai Anggota
Sebagai Anggota
Sebagai Anggota
Sebagai Anggota
Sebagai Anggota
Sebagai Anggota
Sebagai Anggota
Sebagai Anggota

15. Ir. Djarali Hutapea

Sebagai Anggota

2. lr. Dasrain Pinem

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TABLE OF CONTENT

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Boundary of Scope
O b j e c t i v e and P u r p o s e
Definition
General Condition
Background Principle of Identification Color
Color Code
Identification Code
Application Method

ATTACHMENT
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Sample of Color Identification Application for water pipe and water

storage tank with basic color identification only

Sample of Basic Color Identification Application and color code.

Sample of Color Application and Identification Code.

Sample of Color Identification Application

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COLOR STANDAR FOR PIPING AND STORAGE TANK IN THE

POWER PLANT
Boundary of Scope
The Color Standard is intended for the application of color for the identification of the substance
contained in the pipe and in the storage tank and to be used in the Power Plant of PLN property
only.

Color Objective and Purpose

The Color Standard is prepared for objective and purpose of providing uniform guidelines in the
application of color for identification of fluid contained in the pipe and the fluid contained in the
storage tank which will be used in the design, construction and operation of the PLN's Power Plant.

Definition
The definition applies to this color standard are as the following:

3.1

Pipe is a long tube where fluid flows or where cables are laid, including gutter.

3.2

Storage Tank is a container that is used to storage the fluid.

3.3

Fluid is a substance that consists of particles which move freely among them and can be flown
through the pipe.

3.4

Color Identification is a color on pipe or on storage tank that shows / symbolizes the pipe content or
storage lank content.

3.5

Basic identification color is an identification color that shows generally the kind of material that is
contained in the pipe or contained in the storage tank, such as steam, water, oil, etc.

3.6

Color Code is the color that shows function, condition, or specific usage of a specific fluid that is
contained in the pipe or contained storage tank.

3.7

Identification code is a sign or written identification or non color code that shows the condition of
fluid in the pipe or storage tank.

3.8

Decoration code is a code on the pipe or tank which is not identification color or code.

General Rules

4.1

The color application is based on the kind, condition and the use of pipe content or storage tank
content and depends on the dimension of pipe or storage tank.

4.2

Identifying the content of the pipe or the content of the storage tank can be conducted in three
ways, as follows:

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a. Basic identification color only.
b. Basic identification color and color code.
c. a or b with identification code.
4.3

Identification color can be painted along the pipe or on the whole pipe or the whole storage
tank or on particular places. The paint application of basic identification color on the whole of
pipe surface or on the whole storage tank surface is mainly applied on the pipe or storage tank
located inside of the building.

4.4

On the parts that are not painted with identification color, those parts are allowed to be painted
with decorative color. Decorative colors are not allowed to be the same colors as identification
colors.

4.5

Coloring of identification color on the pipe must be applied on branch " T " or " Y" , on the
both sides of the valve, on the pump and other equipment, on the both sides of the wall or
partition where the pipe goes through that wall, and on places where they are considered
necessary.
The example is shown on attachment D.

4.6

5.

The valve in the fire fighting pipe must be painted with red color.

Basic Identification color

Basic identification colors which are used to show the kinds of fluid contained in the pipe and fluid
contained in the storage tank must be as close as the colors based on Table 1

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Table 1 Basic Identification Color

Content of the pipe or tank

Name of bask

Color

identification
Water

Green

Steam

White

Air

Light blue

Gas (except air) and liquid gas

Dark yellow

Oil

Brown

Acid, base and other chemical substance *)

Purple

Other liquid **)

Black

Electric cable

Red Orange

Coal powder and fly ash

Light yellow

*) Name and the color sample is according with SPLN 104: 1993
**) The groups which are included in acids, bases and other chemical substance are materials which
be used because of their chemical properties.
***) The groups which are included in the liquid but not included in the oil, water, liquid gases, acids,
bases and other chemical substances, are liquid materials which be used because of their physical
properties.

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Table 1 Basic Identification Color

Content of the pipe or tank

Name of bask

Color

identification
Water

Green

Steam

White

Air

Light blue

Gas (except air) and liquid gas

Dark yellow

Oil

Brown

Acid, base and other chemical substance *)

Purple

Other liquid **)

Black

Electric cable

Red Orange

Coal powder and fly ash

Light yellow

*) Name and the color sample is according with SPLN 104: 1993
**) The groups which are included in acids, bases and other chemical substance are materials which
be used because of their chemical properties.
***) The groups which are included in the liquid but not included in the oil, water, liquid gases, acids,
bases and other chemical substances, are liquid materials which be used because of their physical
properties.

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Color code
Color code which are used to show condition and or the function of the content of the pipe or tank,
must be as close as the color in Table H.
Table II color code
The content of the pipe or
the tank and their

Name of the color code

functions

Water

Drinking

Dark blue

Service

Grey

Coolant

White

Boiler filler

Dark red - white- dark red

Condensate

Dark red - dark green- dark red dark red

Cooled, coolant

White-dark green- white

of refresh air
Fire

Red

extinguisher
Service

Grey

Control and

Yellow

measurement
Air

Steam

tools
Vacuum

White

Ventilation

Red Orange

Combustion

Brown

Power

Pink

Heater

White - dark red - white

Fire

Red

extinguisher
Cleaner

White

Color

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TableH. Code color
The content of pipe or tank and their

Gas

Color

Code color name

functions
Natural

Light yellow

Artificial

Grey

Exhaust

Black

H.S.D

White-grey-white

I.D.O

White-black-white

M.F.O

Dark brown -grey -dark

brown
Oil

Residual

Dark brown - black - dark

brown

Others

Lubricant

Dark green

Hydraulic power

Pink

Transform ator

Dark red

Dangerous ( be careful)

Yellow with black stripe

Fire extinguisher ( except water)

Red

Drainage

Black

JT7TT77T

mmmmmm

Identification Code
Besides the color, sometimes it is necessary to add sign or another remark on the pipe or the storage
tank to give additional information about the content of the pipe or the content of the storage tank,
such as:
a.

To write complete name, for example: condensate water

b.

To write initial name, for example: cond water

c.

To write symbol of chemical substance (chemical formula), for example : H2O

d.

Pressure

e.

Temperature

f.

Symbol / danger sign

g.

Direction of the flow with an arrow

h.

etc

8.

Application Method

8.1

Basic identification color only

There are 3 (three) ways for basic identification color application which can be used on the pipe or
on the storage tank, as follows:

(a) Painted along the pipe or on the whole of the pipe surface or on the whole of the storage tank
surface.
(b) Painted on the pipe or on the storage tank as a ribbon around the pipe or storage tank. The ribbon

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width depends on the dimension of the pipe or the tank.
(c) Basic identification color ribbon is applied. This kind of ribbon usually has glue or clip so that it
is easy to be attached. The width of the ribbon depends on the dimension of pipe or the storage
tank.
The example of the use of each of (a), (b) and (c) is shown in attachment A.

8.2

Basic identification color and color code

(a) If basic identification color is painted along the pipe or on the whole surface of the storage
tank, code color is painted or applied on the places which are mentioned in item 4.5
(b) If basic identification color is colored ribbon, code color is painted or applied in the middle of
basic identification color, as example is shown in attachment B.
Especially for danger-sign color code, it is painted or applied on or beside basic identification
color.

8.3

Identification color and identification code

(a) Placement of identification code is as follows:

(1) If basic identification color is painted along the whole pipe surface or on the whole storage tank
surface, identification code is applied on basic identification color.

(2) If basic identification color and color code is colored ribbon, identification code can be
applied on or beside basic identification color.

The example is shown on attachment C

(b) Identification code in the form of name, number or chemical symbols must be in white or black
color so that they are contrast enough with basic identification color or decoration color on the
tank or pipe surface.

(c) Besides direct application on pipe or tank, identification code can be stated on the plate or cards
which are placed near identification color.

The example is shown on attachment C,e

Plate or card must be added with yellow or red color if it is necessary to show danger-sign or the
use for fire extinguisher.

8.4

The dimension of color ribbon width

(a) Width of the color ribbon on the pipe is stated as:
L = (100+ 0,1 D)mm

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Where : L = The width of basic identification color
D

= Pipe diameter (ram)

(b) Width of color ribbon on tank is stated as:

L -= 0,075 H mm
Where : L The width of basic identification color
H = Height of the tank.
The axis of color ribbon is 0,6 H measured from the base of the tank.
(c) If color ribbon consists of basic identification color and color code, this rule must be applied:
L= % L tot and
L
I
Where

Ltot

I = 2/3 L
= The width of code color ribbon (mm)
= The width of basic identification color (mm)
On each side of code color. Look at attachment B, a
= The total width of color ribbon (mm) which is the width of code color
ribbon added with the basic identification color ribbon.

(d) If color code consists of three parts, the width of each part is made equal.

ATTACHMENT A
EXAMPLE OF APPLICATION OF WATER STORAGE TANK AND WATER PIPE
IDENTIFICATION COLOR WITH BASIC IDENTIFICATION COLOR ONLY

a.

Along the pipe surface or the whole storage tank surface is painted

b.

Painted as color ribbon

c.

Color ribbon is applied

colored ilbco

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ATTACHMENT B
EXAMPLE OF APPLICATION OF BASIC IDENTIFICATION COLOR AND
CODE COLOR
a. Identification color on drinking pipe

asic Identification Color

Color
Code
X -7ft \

b. Identification color on condensate pipe

Basic Identification colo

1 - ?,3 L

c. Identification color on lubricant tank

Decoration
Color
Code
Color

Decoration
Color

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EXAMPLE OF APPLICATION OF COLOR AND IDENTIFICATON CODE

a.

Identification code is stated in identification color on steam pipe

Identification Color

540 C

b.

B--

169 BAR

Identification color, radiation danger-sign on the pipe that distributes gas with
ionization radiation is given radiation danger sign
Radiation Danger Sign

0'

UJ

\
Identification Color

c.

Identification color and flow direction

Identification Color

d.

Identification color, chemical symbol and danger sign

E3--

H2

Danger-sign
Chemical Symbol

Basic Identification Color

e.

Identification color, plate and card on air pipe

,
Identification
Color

I
9 BAR

)
Card/plate

Identificaticn Code

ATTACHMENT C
EXAMPLE OF APPLICATION OF COLOR AND IDENTIFICATON CODE

a.

Identification code is stated in identification color on steam pipe

Identification Color

540 C

b.

B--

169 BAR

Identification color, radiation danger-sign on the pipe that distributes gas with
ionization radiation is given radiation danger sign
Radiation Danger Sign

0'

UJ

\
Identification Color

c.

Identification color and flow direction

Identification Color

d.

Identification color, chemical symbol and danger sign

E3--

H2

Danger-sign
Chemical Symbol

Basic Identification Color

e.

Identification color, plate and card on air pipe

,
Identification
Color

I
9 BAR

)
Card/plate

Identificaticn Code

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ATTACHMENT D

EXAMPLE OF IDENTIFICATION COLOR PLACEMENT

a.

Indication of identification color on branches

b. Indication of identification color on both side of the wall, equipment, valves, etc

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Equipment

Valve

c.

Valve is painted with red color for fire fighting use

Fire
-/- Fighting
Steam

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ATTACHMENT D

EXAMPLE OF IDENTIFICATION COLOR PLACEMENT

a.

Indication of identification color on branches

b. Indication of identification color on both side of the wall, equipment, valves, etc

-I
Equipment

Valve

c.

Valve is painted with red color for fire fighting use

Fire
-/- Fighting
Steam