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 |