Color Codes

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ICEA Paired

Leg #1 Leg #2
Pair Number Color Tracer Color
1 Black - White
2 Red - White
3 Green - White
4 Orange - White
5 Blue - White
6 White Black White
7 Red Black White
8 Green Black White
9 Orange Black White
10 Blue Black White
11 Black White White
12 Red White White
13 Green White White
14 Blue White White
15 Black Red White
16 White Red White
17 Orange Red White
18 Blue Red White
19 Red Green White
20 Orange Green White
21 Black - White

Per NEMA & ICEA Methold 1/K-1

Conductor Number Base Color Tracer Color
1 Black -
2 White -
3 Red -
4 Green -
5 Orange -
6 Blue -
7 White Black
8 Red Black
9 Green Black
10 Orange Black
11 Blue Black
12 Black White
13 Red White
14 Green White
15 Blue White
16 Black Red
17 White Red
18 Orange Red
19 Blue Red
20 Red Green
21 Orange Green

*Beyond 21 conductors, color code repeats starting at #1.

Per NEMA & ICEA Method 1/K-2

Conductor Number Base Color Tracer Color
1 Black -
2 Red -
3 Blue -
4 Orange -
5 Yellow -
6 Brown -
7 Red Black
8 Blue Black
9 Orange Black
10 Yellow Black
11 Brown Black
12 Black Red
13 Blue Red
14 Orange Red
15 Yellow Red
16 Brown Red
17 Black Blue
18 Red Blue
19 Orange Blue
20 Yellow Blue
21 Brown Blue
22 Black Orange
23 Red Orange
24 Blue Orange
25 Yellow Orange
26 Brown Orange
27 Black Yellow
28 Red Yellow
29 Blue Yellow
30 Orange Yellow
31 Brown Yellow
32 Black Brown
33 Red Brown
34 Blue Brown
35 Orange Brown
36 Yellow Brown

*Beyond 21 conductors, color code repeats starting at #1.

Telephone Paired

Pair Number Tip Conductor Ring Conductor
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

*In cables that have more than 25 pairs, each group of 25 pairs are distinguished by colored or imprinted binders.

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