Yellow Book (CD-ROM standards) - Definition and Overview

The Yellow Book is the standard that defines the format of CD-ROMs. The Yellow Book, created by Sony and Philips was the first extension of the Red Book.

External links

The Yellow Book itself is not freely available. However, its content corresponds to the standards ISO/IEC 10149 and ECMA 130, the latter can be downloaded at

• Standard ECMA-130: Data Interchange on Read-only 120 mm Optical Data Disks (CD-ROM) (http://www.ecma-international.org/publications/standards/Ecma-130.htm)