Unmarked or improperly marked pipes in buildings are dangerous. People and property can easily suffer needless damage because it’s not clear what a pipe contains.

For that reason, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) created a universal pipe color-coding system that quickly communicates what’s inside a pipe, which is useful to anyone from maintenance to architects to first responders.

In all, ASME references 10 pipe labels. Six color combinations are standard, and four are user-defined. The color of the pipe itself as well as the color of the text is important when decoding the color combinations.

For more information, visit asme.org or read this Grainger article on the topic.

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