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Urine Color Chart

This document provides a urine color chart to help people assess their hydration level. Pale, odorless urine between colors 1-3 indicates good hydration, while darker yellow urine between colors 4-6 means mild dehydration requiring more water. Urine in colors 7-8 suggests dehydration that requires drinking 2-3 glasses of water. The chart should only be used as a guide, and other factors like foods, medications or supplements can impact urine color. People should see a doctor if concerned about their hydration levels or urine color.

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Urine Color Chart

This document provides a urine color chart to help people assess their hydration level. Pale, odorless urine between colors 1-3 indicates good hydration, while darker yellow urine between colors 4-6 means mild dehydration requiring more water. Urine in colors 7-8 suggests dehydration that requires drinking 2-3 glasses of water. The chart should only be used as a guide, and other factors like foods, medications or supplements can impact urine color. People should see a doctor if concerned about their hydration levels or urine color.

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Am I drinking enough water?

Use this urine colour chart to assess how hydrated you are. It is important
to drink plenty of water each day to stay healthy.

1 to 3: Hydrated
2 Pale, odourless and plentiful
urine is often an indication that
you are well hydrated.
Keep drinking at the same rate.
3

4
4 to 6: Mildly dehydrated
Slightly darker yellow urine can
5
indicate that you need to drink
more water.
Drink a glass of water now.
6

7 7 to 8: Dehydrated
Even darker yellow urine is
often an indication that you
8 are dehydrated.
Drink 2-3 glasses of water now.

What can change the colour of my urine? Important

Certain foods, medications and vitamin The colours on this chart should only be used
supplements may change your urine colour as a guide and should not replace the advice
even if you are hydrated. of a health professional. Speak to your doctor
if you are worried about the colour of your
urine, the amount of water you drink or
dehydration.

Sources:
Kidney Australia - Drink water instead factsheet
Armstrong et al.; Urinary indices of hydration status; Int J Sport Nutr. (1994)
Armstrong et al.; Urinary indices during dehydration, exercise and
rehydration; Int J Sport Nutr. (1998)

www.healthdirect.gov.au

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