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Cable Color Codes

Multi Conductor Color Code:

Conductor	Color	Stripe
1	Black
2	Red
3	White
4	Green
5	Brown
6	Blue
7	Orange
8	Yellow
9	Purple
10	Gray
11	Pink
12	Tan
13	Red	Black
14	White	Black
15	Green	Black

Multi Pair Color Code:

Pair	Conductor 1 Color	Conductor 2 Color
1	Black	Red
2	Black	White
3	Black	Green
4	Black	Blue
5	Black	Yellow
6	Black	Brown
7	Black	Orange
8	Red	White
9	Red	Green
10	Red	Blue
11	Red	Yellow
12	Red	Brown
13	Red	Orange
14	Green	White
15	Green	Blue
16	Green	Yellow
17	Green	Brown
18	Green	Orange
19	White	Blue
20	White	Yellow
21	White	Brown
22	White	Orange
23	Blue	Yellow
24	Blue	Brown
25	Blue	Orange
26	Brown	Yellow
27	Brown	Orange
28	Orange	Yellow
29	Purple	Orange
30	Purple	Red

Network Cable Pairs Color Code:

Pair	Conductor 1 Color	Conductor 2 Color
1	White/Blue	Blue/White
2	White/Orange	Orange/White
3	White/Green	Green/White
4	White/Brown	Brown/White
5	White/Gray	Gray/White
6	Red/Blue	Blue/Red
7	Red/Orange	Orange/Red
8	Red/Green	Green/Red
9	Red/Brown	Brown/Red
10	Red/Gray	Gray/Red
11	Black/Blue	Blue/Black
12	Black/Orange	Orange/Black
13	Black/Green	Green/Black
14	Black/Brown	Brown/Black
15	Black/Gray	Gray/Black
16	Yellow/Blue	Blue/Yellow
17	Yellow/Orange	Orange/Yellow
18	Yellow/Green	Green/Yellow
19	Yellow/Brown	Brown/Yellow
20	Yellow/Gray	Gray/Yellow
21	Purple/Blue	Blue/Purple
22	Purple/Orange	Orange/Purple
23	Purple/Green	Green/Purple
24	Purple/Brown	Brown/Purple
25	Purple/Gray	Gray/Purple

ICEA Method 1, E1 (K1) Color Code:

Pairs are Black/White and Numbered. Triads are Black/White/Red and Numbered.
For Conductors color code see below.

Wire#	Color Code	Wire#	Color Code	Wire#	Color Code
1	Black	21	Orange/Green	41	Green/White/Blue
2	White	22	Black/White/Red	42	Orange/Red/Green
3	Red	23	White/Black/Red	43	Blue/Red/Green
4	Green	24	Red/Black/White	44	Black/White/Blue
5	Orange	25	Green/Black/White	45	White/Black/Blue
6	Blue	26	Orange/Black/White	46	Red/White/Blue
7	White/Black	27	Blue/Black/White	47	Green/Orange/Red
8	Red/Black	28	Black/Red/Green	48	Orange/Red/Blue
9	Green/Black	29	White/Red/Green	49	Blue/Red/Orange
10	Orange/Black	30	Red/Black/Green	50	Black/Orange/Red
11	Blue/Black	31	Green/Black/Orange	51	White/Black/Orange
12	Black/White	32	Orange/Black/Green	52	Red/Orange/Black
13	Red/White	33	Blue/White/Orange	53	Green/Red/Blue
14	Green/White	34	Black/White/Orange	54	Orange/Black/Blue
15	Blue/White	35	White/Red/Orange	55	Blue/Black/Orange
16	Black/Red	36	Orange/White/Blue	56	Black/Orange/Green
17	White/Red	37	White/Red/Blue	57	White/Orange/Green
18	Orange/Red	38	Black/White/Green	58	Red/Orange/Green
19	Blue/Red	39	White/Black/Green	59	Green/Black/Blue
20	Red/Green	40	Red/White/Green	60	Orange/Green/Blue

ICEA Method 4 Color Code:

Black insulation (or alternate color) surface printed with corresponding number.

Wire #	Insulation Color	Surface Printed #
1	Black	1
2	Black	2
3	Black	3
4	Black	4
5	Black	5
6	Black	6
7	Black	7
8	Black	8
9	Black	9
10	Black	10
11	Black	11
12	Black	12
13	Black	13
14	Black	14
15	Black	15
16	Black	16
17	Black	17
18	Black	18
19	Black	19
20	Black	20
21	Black	21