ANSI Bulb Substitution Guide

Many incandescent and halogen bulbs with a three-letter ANSI code are now discontinued and difficult to find. The following table is a list of possible substitutions for various ANSI coded bulbs. In some cases, the substitution is nearly identical to the original, but others may have more significant differences. To learn about ANSI coded light bulbs, we have an article explaining them.

ANSI Code Possible Substitution
BCD BRL
BFB CEM
BFX BAK
BGB BGK
BGK BGB
BHC DYS
BHC DYS5
BHC DYS; DYV
BHD BHF
BHF BHD
BMG BMH
BMH BMG
BRJ EVB
BRL BCD
BSB BSS
BSS BSB
BVS BVK
BYA BXA
CAC CAJ
CAJ CAC
CAL CXP
CAL CXP5
CAS CAV
CAV CAS
CBC CBJ
CBF DEL
CBJ CBC
CBS CBX
CBX CBS
CCM CHD
CDS CDX
CDX CDS
CEA CDK
CEB CDK
CET CHG
CFK CGF; CGP
CGE CHK
CGF CFK; CGP
CGP CFK; CGF
CGT CGW
CGW CGT
CHD CCM
CHG CET
CHK CEW
CHS CHW
CHW CHS
CHX CAL
CLS CLG
CMB CLX5
CMB CLX
CMT CMV
CMV CMT
CNC CMS
CRL CRX
CRX CRL
CTT DAX
CVS CVX
CVX CVS
CXL KPGT
CXL CXR; KPGT
CXR CXL; KPGT
CYS DBH
CZA CZB5
CZX DAB
DAB CZX
DAX CTT
DAX CTT/240V
DBH CYS
DBJ DFR
DBS CZG
DCH DFP
DCH DFP; DJA
DDB DDW
DDJ DZZ
DDW DDB
DEK DFW; DHN
DEL CBF
DFA DFG
DFC DFN
DFE DMD
DFE DGB; DMD
DFG DFA
DFN DFC
DFP DCH
DFP DCH; DJA
DFR DBJ
DFW DEK; DHN
DFZ DLD
DGB DMD
DHX DLS
DHX DLG; DLS
DJA DCH
DJA DCH; DFP
DJS DKN
DKX DSF
DKZ DSE
DLD DFZ
DLE DFZ
DLE DFZ; DLD
DLG DHX; DLS
DLS DHX; DLG
DMD DGB
DMD DGB; DFE
DNS FMC
DNT FMD
DNV FME
DSE DKZ
DSF DKX
DWA FGS
DWH DWJ
DWJ DWH
DWY FAB
DXR DXS
DXS DXR
DYS BHC5; DYV5
DYS BHC; DYV
DYS BHC5
DYV BHC
DYV BHC5
DYV BHC; DYS
DYY EGH
DZE FDS
DZZ DDJ
ECG DVF/120V/2000W
EFR EFR/15V/150W/GZ6.35/MR16D/LONG-NECK
EFR EFR/15V/150W/GZ6.35/MR16D/SHORT-NECK
EGC EGD
EGD EGC
EGH DYY
EHA EHA/120V/500W
EHB EHC
EHC EHB
EHE ETA
EHS FER
EJM ELD
EJN ELD
EJT EPZ
EKE ENB
EKP ENA
EKS EMM
EKS EMM5
ELD EJN
ELE ELT
ELR ELS
ELS ELR
ELT ELE
EMM EKS
EMM EKS5
ENA EKP
ENB EKE
ENC ENW
ENW ENC
EPV EPX
EPX EPV
EPZ DJT
ERP ERP/INCANDESCENT
ERP ERP/HALOGEN
ESB FHE
ETA EHE
EVB BRJ
EVC FGX
EVR EYW-130V
EWM FJT
EYH FKT
EZB FGS
EZF EZJ
EZJ EZF
EZK FMG
FBD FBG
FDS DZE
FER EHS
FGS DWA
FGX EVC
FHD ESA
FHD ESA/6V/10W/LONG-LIFE
FHE ESB
FHE ESB-LONG-LIFE
FMC DNS
FMD DNT
GCK GCT
GCT GCK
GCV GVH
GCW GCV
GVH GCV/GY9.5
GVH GCV