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Conductor Color Coding
Chart A
Pair No. Color Combination Pair No. Color Combination Pair No. Color Combination Pair No. Color Combination
1 Black +Red
2 Black +White
3 Black +Green
4 Black +Blue
5 Black +Brown
6 Black +Yellow
7 Black +Orange
8 Red +Green
9 Red +White
10 Red +Blue
11 Red +Yellow
12 Red +Brown
13 Red +Orange
14 Green +Blue
15 Green +White
16 Green +Brown
17 Green +Orange
18 Green +Yellow
19 White +Blue
20 White +Brown
21 White +Orange
22 White +Yellow
23 Blue +Brown
24 Blue +Orange
25 Blue +Yellow
26 Brown +Orange
27 Brown +Yellow
28 Violet +Red
29 Violet +White
30 Violet +Green
31 Violet +Blue
32 Violet +Brown
33 Violet +Yellow
34 Violet +Orange
35 Violet +Slate
36 Violet +Black
37 Slate +Red
38 Slate +White
39 Slate +Green
40 Slate +Blue
41 Slate +Brown
42 Slate +Yellow
43 Slate +Orange
44 Slate +Black
45 White/Black +Red
46 White/Black +Green
47 White/Black +Blue
48 White/Black +Brown
49 White/Black +Yellow
50 White/Black +Orange
51 White/Black +Violet
Chart A1
Pair No. Color Combination Pair No. Color Combination Pair No. Color Combination Pair No. Color Combination
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 Violet +Red
29 Violet +White
30 Violet +Green
31 Violet +Blue
32 Violet +Brown
33 Violet +Yellow
34 Violet +Orange
35 Violet +Slate
36 Violet +Black
37 Slate +Red
38 Slate +White
39 Slate +Green
40 Slate +Blue
41 Slate +Brown
42 Slate +Yellow
43 Slate +Orange
44 Slate +Black
45 White/Black +Red
46 White/Black +Green
47 White/Black +Blue
48 White/Black +Brown
49 White/Black +Yellow
50 White/Black +Orange
51 White/Black +Violet
Chart B
Pair No. Color Combination Pair No. Color Combination Pair No. Color Combination
1 White +Black
2 White +Brown
3 White +Red
4 White +Orange
5 White +Yellow
6 White +Green
7 White +Blue
8 White +Violet
9 White +Slate
10 Black +Brown
11 Black +Red
12 Black +Orange
13 Black +Yellow
14 Black +Green
15 Black +Blue
16 Black +Violet
17 Black +Slate
18 Brown +Red
19 Brown +Orange
20 Brown +Yellow
21 Brown +Green
22 Brown +Blue
23 Brown +Violet
24 Brown +Slate
25 Red +Orange
26 Red +Yellow
27 Red +Green
28 Red +Blue
29 Red +Violet
30 Red +Slate
31 Orange +Yellow
32 Orange +Green
33 Orange +Blue
34 Orange +Violet
35 Orange +Slate
36 Yellow +Green
37 Yellow +Blue
38 Yellow +Violet
39 Yellow +Slate
40 Green +Blue
41 Green +Violet
42 Green +Slate
43 Blue +Violet
44 Blue +Slate
45 Violet +Slate
46 White/Black +Black
47 White/Black +Brown
48 White/Black +Red
49 White/Black +Orange
50 White/Black +Yellow
51 White/Black +Green
52 White/Black +Blue
53 White/Black +Violet
54 White/Black +Slate
55 White/Brown +Black
56 White/Brown +Brown
57 White/Brown +Red
58 White/Brown +Orange
59 White/Brown +Yellow
60 White/Brown +Green
61 White/Brown +Blue
62 White/Brown +Violet
63 White/Brown +Slate
64 White/Red +Black
65 White/Red +Brown
66 White/Red +Red
67 White/Red +Orange
68 White/Red +Yellow
69 White/Red +Green
70 White/Red +Blue
71 White/Red +Violet
72 White/Red +Slate
73 White/Orange +Black
74 White/Orange +Brown
75 White/Orange +Red
76 White/Orange +Orange
77 White/Orange +Yellow
78 White/Orange +Green
79 White/Orange +Blue
80 White/Orange +Violet
81 White/Orange +Slate
82 White/Yellow +Black
83 White/Yellow +Brown
84 White/Yellow +Red
85 White/Yellow +Orange
86 White/Yellow +Yellow
87 White/Yellow +Green
88 White/Yellow +Blue
89 White/Yellow +Violet
90 White/Yellow +Slate
91 White/Green +Black
92 White/Green +Brown
93 White/Green +Red
94 White/Green +Orange
95 White/Green +Yellow
96 White/Green +Green
97 White/Green +Blue
98 White/Green +Violet
99 White/Green +Slate
100 White/Blue +Black
101 White/Blue +Brown
102 White/Blue +Red
Multipair Cables
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Conductor Color Coding
Chart BR
Pair No. Color Combination Pair No. Color Combination Pair No. Color Combination Pair No. Color Combination
1 Black #1 +Red #1
2 Black #2 +Red #2
3 Black #3 +Red #3
4 Black #4 +Red #4
5 Black #5 +Red #5
6 Black #6 +Red #6
7 Black #7 +Red #7
8 Black #8 +Red #8
9 Black #9 +Red #9
10 Black #10 +Red #10
11 Black #11 +Red #11
12 Black #12 +Red #12
13 Black #13 +Red #13
14 Black #14 +Red #14
15 Black #15 +Red #15
16 Black #16 +Red #16
17 Black #17 +Red #17
18 Black #18 +Red #18
19 Black #19 +Red #19
20 Black #20 +Red #20
21 Black #21 +Red #21
22 Black #22 +Red #22
23 Black #23 +Red #23
24 Black #24 +Red #24
25 Black #25 +Red #25
26 Black #26 +Red #26
27 Black #27 +Red #27
28 Black #28 +Red #28
29 Black #29 +Red #29
30 Black #30 +Red #30
31 Black #31 +Red #31
32 Black #32 +Red #32
33 Black #33 +Red #33
34 Black #34 +Red #34
35 Black #35 +Red #35
36 Black #36 +Red #36
37 Black #37 +Red #37
38 Black #38 +Red #38
39 Black #39 +Red #39
40 Black #40 +Red #40
41 Black #41 +Red #41
42 Black #42 +Red #42
43 Black #43 +Red #43
44 Black #44 +Red #44
45 Black #45 +Red #45
46 Black #46 +Red #46
47 Black #47 +Red #47
48 Black #48 +Red #48
49 Black #49 +Red #49
50 Black #50 +Red #50
51 Black #51 +Red #51
Chart BW
Pair No. Color Combination Pair No. Color Combination Pair No. Color Combination Pair No. Color Combination
1 Black +White #1
2 Black +White #2
3 Black +White #3
4 Black +White #4
5 Black +White #5
6 Black +White #6
7 Black +White #7
8 Black +White #8
9 Black +White #9
10 Black +White #10
11 Black +White #11
12 Black +White #12
13 Black +White #13
14 Black +White #14
15 Black +White #15
16 Black +White #16
17 Black +White #17
18 Black +White #18
19 Black +White #19
20 Black +White #20
21 Black +White #21
22 Black +White #22
23 Black +White #23
24 Black +White #24
25 Black +White #25
26 Black +White #26
27 Black +White #27
28 Black +White #28
29 Black +White #29
30 Black +White #30
31 Black +White #31
32 Black +White #32
33 Black +White #33
34 Black +White #34
35 Black +White #35
36 Black +White #36
37 Black +White #37
38 Black +White #38
39 Black +White #39
40 Black +White #40
41 Black +White #41
42 Black +White #42
43 Black +White #43
44 Black +White #44
45 Black +White #45
46 Black +White #46
47 Black +White #47
48 Black +White #48
49 Black +White #49
50 Black +White #50
Chart C
Pair No. Color Combination Pair No. Color Combination Pair No. Color Combination Pair No. Color Combination
1 Blue +White
2 Orange +White
3 Green +White
4 Brown +White
5 Slate +White
6 Blue/White +White
7 Blue/Orange +White
8 Blue/Green +White
9 Blue/Brown +White
10 Blue/Slate +White
11 Orange/White +White
12 Orange/Green +White
13 Orange/Brown +White
14 Orange/Slate +White
15 Green/White +White
16 Green/Brown +White
17 Green/Slate +White
18 Brown/White +White
19 Brown/Slate +White
20 Slate/White +White
21 Blue +Red
22 Orange +Red
23 Green +Red
24 Brown +Red
25 Slate +Red
26 Blue/White +Red
27 Blue/Orange +Red
28 Blue/Green +Red
29 Blue/Brown +Red
30 Blue/Slate +Red
31 Orange/White +Red
32 Orange/Green +Red
33 Orange/Brown +Red
34 Orange/Slate +Red
35 Green/White +Red
36 Green/Brown +Red
37 Green/Slate +Red
38 Brown/White +Red
39 Brown/Slate +Red
40 Slate/White +Red
41 Blue +Black
42 Orange +Black
43 Green +Black
44 Brown +Black
45 Slate +Black
46 Blue/White +Black
47 Blue/Orange +Black
48 Blue/Green +Black
49 Blue/Brown +Black
50 Blue/Slate +Black
51 Orange/White +Black
Chart K
Pair No. Color Combination Pair No. Color Combination Pair No. Color Combination
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 Violet +Orange
30 Violet +Red
31 Violet +White
32 Violet +Green
33 Violet +Blue
34 Violet +Yellow
35 Violet +Brown
36 Violet +Black
37 Slate +White
Multipair Cables
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Conductor Color Coding
Chart L
Pair No. Color Combination Pair No. Color Combination Pair No. Color Combination
1 White +Blue
2 White +Orange
3 White +Green
4 White +Brown
5 White +Slate
6 Red +Blue
7 Red +Orange
8 Red +Green
9 Red +Brown
10 Red +Slate
11 Black +Blue
12 Black +Orange
13 Black +Green
14 Black +Brown
15 Black +Slate
16 Yellow +Blue
17 Yellow +Orange
18 Yellow +Green
19 Yellow +Brown
20 Yellow +Slate
21 Violet +Blue
22 Violet +Orange
23 Violet +Green
24 Violet +Brown
25 Violet +Slate
Chart M
Pair No. Color Combination Pair No. Color Combination Pair No. Color Combination
1 Blue/White +White/Blue
2 Orange/White +White/Orange
3 Green/White +White/Green
4 Brown/White +White/Brown
5 Slate/White +White/Slate
6 Blue/Red +Red/Blue
7 Orange/Red +Red/Orange
8 Green/Red +Red/Green
9 Brown/Red +Red/Brown
10 Slate/Red +Red/Slate
11 Blue/Black +Black/Blue
12 Orange/Black +Black/Orange
13 Green/Black +Black/Green
14 Brown/Black +Black/Brown
15 Slate/Black +Black/Slate
16 Blue/Yellow +Yellow/Blue
17 Orange/Yellow +Yellow/Orange
18 Green/Yellow +Yellow/Green
19 Brown/Yellow +Yellow/Brown
20 Slate/Yellow +Yellow/Slate
21 Blue/Violet +Violet/Blue
22 Orange/Violet +Violet/Orange
23 Green/Violet +Violet/Green
24 Brown/Violet +Violet/Brown
25 Slate/Violet +Violet/Slate
Chart N
Pair No. Color Combination Pair No. Color Combination
1 Black +Yellow
2 Red +Violet
3 Blue +Brown
4 Orange +Green
5 Black/White +White/Black
6 Brown/White +White/Brown
7 Red/White +White/Red
8 Orange/White +White/Orange
9 Yellow/White +White/Yellow
10 Green/White +White/Green
11 Blue/White +White/Blue
12 Violet/White +White/Violet
1 Black +White
2 Red +Green
3 Brown +Blue
4 Orange +Yellow
5 Violet +Slate
6 Tan +Pink
7 White/Blue +Blue/White
8 White/Brown +Brown/White
9 White/Orange +Orange/White
10 White/Green +Green/White
11 White/Red +Red/White
12 White/Black +Black/White
13 Yellow/Blue +Blue/Yellow
14 Yellow/Brown +Brown/Yellow
15 Yellow/Orange +Orange/Yellow
16 Yellow/Red +Red/Yellow
17 Yellow/Black +Black/Yellow
18 Yellow/Violet +Violet/Yellow
Chart Q
Multipair Cables
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Conductor Color Coding
Chart D
No. Base 1st 2nd 3rd
Color Stripe Stripe Stripe
1 Black
2 Red
3 White
4 Green
5 Orange
6 Blue
7 Brown
8 Yellow
9 Violet
10 Slate
11 Pink
12 Tan
13 Red Green
14 Red Yellow
15 Red Black
16 White Black
17 White Red
18 White Green
19 White Yellow
20 White Blue
21 White Brown
22 White Orange
23 White Slate
24 White Violet
25 White Black Red
26 White Black Green
27 White Black Yellow
28 White Black Blue
29 White Black Brown
30 White Black Orange
31 White Black Slate
32 White Black Violet
33 White Black Black
34 White Red Black
35 White Red Red
36 White Red Green
37 White Red Blue
38 White Red Brown
39 White Red Violet
40 White Green Black
41 White Green Red
42 White Green Green
43 White Green Blue
44 White Green Brown
45 White Green Violet
46 White Blue Black
47 White Blue Red
48 White Blue Green
49 White Blue Blue
50 White Blue Brown
51 White Blue Violet
52 White Brown Black
53 White Brown Red
54 White Brown Green
55 White Brown Blue
56 White Brown Brown
57 White Brown Violet
58 White Violet Red
59 White Violet Green
60 White Violet Blue
61 White Black Red Green
62 White Black Red Yellow
63 White Black Red Blue
64 White Black Red Brown
65 White Black Red Orange
66 White Black Red Slate
67 White Black Red Violet
68 White Black Green Yellow
69 White Black Green Blue
70 White Black Green Brown
71 White Black Green Orange
72 White Black Green Slate
73 White Black Green Violet
74 White Black Yellow Blue
75 White Black Yellow Brown
76 White Black Yellow Orange
77 White Black Yellow Slate
78 White Black Yellow Violet
79 White Black Blue Brown
80 White Black Blue Orange
81 White Black Blue Slate
82 White Black Blue Violet
83 White Black Brown Orange
84 White Black Brown Slate
85 White Black Brown Violet
86 White Black Orange Slate
87 White Black Orange Violet
88 White Black Slate Violet
89 White Red Black Green
90 White Red Black Yellow
91 White Red Black Blue
92 White Red Black Brown
93 White Red Black Orange
94 White Red Black Slate
95 White Red Black Violet
96 White Red Green Yellow
97 White Red Green Blue
98 White Red Green Brown
99 White Red Green Orange
100 White Red Green Slate
No. Base 1st 2nd 3rd
Color Stripe Stripe Stripe
No. Base 1st 2nd 3rd
Color Stripe Stripe Stripe
Chart D1
No. Color
1 Black
2 Red
3 White
4 Green
5 Yellow
6 Blue
Chart D2
No. Base Color Stripe
1 Black
2 White
3 Red
4 Green
5 Brown
6 Blue
7 Orange
8 Yellow
9 Violet
10 Slate
11 Pink
12 Tan
13 White Blue
14 White Orange
15 White Green
16 White Brown
17 White Slate
18 Red Blue
19 Red Orange
20 Red Green
21 Red Brown
22 Red Slate
23 Green Blue
24 Green Orange
25 Green Brown
No. Base Color Stripe
No. Color
1 Green/Yellow
2 Lt. Blue
3 Black
4 Brown
Chart CE
Multiconductor Cables
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Conductor Color Coding
Chart P
No. Color
1 White
2 Black
3 Red
4 Green
5 Blue
6 Brown
7 Yellow
8 Orange
Chart R
No. Base Color 1st Stripe 2nd Stripe
1 Black
2 Red
3 Green
4 White
5 Brown
6 Blue
7 Orange
8 Yellow
9 Violet
10 Slate
11 Pink
12 Tan
13 Red Green
14 Red Yellow
15 Red Black
16 White Black
17 White Red
18 White Green
19 White Yellow
20 White Blue
21 White Brown
22 White Orange
23 White Slate
24 White Violet
25 White Black Red
26 White Black Green
27 White Black Yellow
28 White Black Blue
29 White Black Brown
30 White Black Orange
No. Base Color 1st Stripe 2nd Stripe
Chart RW
No. Color
1 Green/Yellow
2 Red #1
3 White/Red*
4 Red #3
5 Red #4
6 Red #5
7 Red #6
8 Red #7
9 Red #8
10 Red #9
11 Red #10
12 Red #11
13 Red #12
14 Red #13
15 Red #14
16 Red #15
17 Red #16
18 Red #17
19 Red #18
20 Red #19
21 Red #20
22 Red #21
No. Color
23 Red #22
24 Red #23
25 Red #24
26 Red #25
27 Red #26
28 Red #27
29 Red #28
30 Red #29
31 Red #30
32 Red #31
33 Red #32
34 Red #33
35 Red #34
36 Red #35
37 Red #36
38 Red #37
39 Red #38
40 Red #39
41 Red #40
42 Red #41
43 Red #42
44 Red #43
No. Color
45 Red #44
46 Red #45
47 Red #46
48 Red #47
49 Red #48
50 Red #49
51 Red #50
52 Red #51
53 Red #52
54 Red #53
55 Red #54
56 Red #55
57 Red #56
58 Red #57
59 Red #58
60 Red #59
61 Red #60
62 Red #61
63 Red #62
64 Red #63
65 Red #64
Chart RX
No. Color
1 Green/Yellow
2 Red #1
3 Red #2
4 Red #3
5 Red #4
6 Red #5
7 Red #6
8 Red #7
9 Red #8
10 Red #9
11 Red #10
12 Red #11
Multiconductor Cables
*The white/red neutral conductor is used only on 18 and 16 AWG cables with conductor counts of 12 or greater.
Alpha Wire | www.alphawire.com | 1-800-52 ALPHA
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524
Conductor Color Coding
Hook-Up Wire
Chart Z1
No. Color
1 White
2 Black
3 Red
4 Green
5 Yellow
6 Blue
7 Brown
8 Orange
9 Slate
10 Violet
11 White/Black
12 White/Red
13 White/Green
14 White/Yellow
15 White/Blue
16 White/Brown
17 White/Orange
18 White/Slate
19 White/Violet
28 Green/Yellow
29 Yellow/Green
30 Pink
Chart Z2
No. Colors
0 Black
1 Brown
2 Red
3 Orange
4 Yellow
5 Green
6 Blue
7 Violet
8 Slate
9 White
45 Yellow/Green
54 Green/Yellow
90 White/Black
91 White/Brown
92 White/Red
93 White/Orange
94 White/Yellow
95 White/Green
96 White/Blue
97 White/Violet
98 White/Slate
P Pink
T Tan
X Clear
