Rope colour markings

'Standard' Material Markers: ISO and British Standards and OCIMF Hawser Guidelines
Blue yarn	Polyester
Green yarn	Nylon (polyamide)
Red yarn	Polypropylene
Orange yarn	Polyethylene
Manufacturer's Markings, General (partial listing)
green, 1 red, & 1 green yarn	Samson / American
1 red, 1 white, & 1 blue yarn	Columbia Ropes
Black yarns	Marlow Ropes
1 red, natural, 1 red yarn	Wall
1 red, 1 white, 1 blue	Bexco Le Lis
Blue yarn	Samson
Red tracer yarn	New England
Manufacturer's Special Product Markings
6 strand rope with black and white yarns, plus red and green yarns in one strand	Samson/American "Jetcore", nylon, polyester and polypropylene rope
3 strand and plaited rope with green and red yarns	Samson/American Mfg. "PNX", polyester and polypropylene blended rope
Light blue load-bearing strand	Samson nylon double braid rope
Dark blue and red yarns between different strand pairs	Samson nylon double braid rope
Dark blue non-load-bearing yarn between strand pair	Samson polyester double braid rope
2 dark blue non-load-bearing yarns between different strand pairs	Samson "Nystron" polyester and nylon double braid rope
Plaited rope with blue yarns	Bexco Le Lis "DeltaFlex" polyester and polypropylene rope
Plaited rope with 2 green and 1 black yarn in each strand.	Marlow "Supermix" polyester and polypropylene rope
Plaited rope with 2 orange and 1 black yarn in 2 strands	Marlow "Nelson 90" high-strength polypropylene rope
February 23, 2003

Rope Colour Markings