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Color Code Chart No. 1
1st	Black	15th	Red/Black	29th	White/Black/Brown
2nd	White	16th	White/Black	30th	White/Black/Orange
3rd	Red	17th	White/Red	31st	White/Black/Grey
4th	Green	18th	White/Green	32nd	White/Black/Violet
5th	Brown	19th	White/Yellow	33rd	White/Black/Black
6th	Blue	20th	White/Blue	34th	White/Red/Black
7th	Orange	21st	White/Brown	35th	White/Red/Red
8th	Yellow	22nd	White/Orange	36th	White/Red/Green
9th	Purple	23rd	White/Grey	37th	White/Red/Blue
10th	Grey	24th	White/Violet	38th	White/Red/Brown
11th	Pink	25th	White/Black/Red	39th	White/Red/Violet
12th	Tan	26th	White/Black/Green	40th	White/Green/Black
13th	Red/Green	27th	White/Black/Yellow	41st	White/Green/Red
14th	Red/Yellow	28th	White/Black/Blue	42nd	White/Green/Green

Color Code Chart No. 2 and 2R
1st	Black	18th	Orange/Red	35th	White/Red/Orange
2nd	White	19th	Blue/Red	36th	Orange/White/Blue
3rd	Red	20th	Red/Green	37th	White/Red/Blue
4th	Green	21st	Orange/Green	38th	Black/White/Green
5th	Brown	22nd	Black/White/Red	39th	White/Black/Green
6th	Blue	23rd	White/Black/Red	40th	Red/White/Green
7th	White/Black	24th	Red/Black/White	41st	Green/White/Black
8th	Red/Black	25th	Green/Black/White	42nd	Orange/Red/Green
9th	Green/Black	26th	Orange/Black/White	43rd	Blue/Red/Green
10th	Orange/Black	27th	Blue/Black/White	44th	Black/White/Blue
11th	Blue/Black	28th	Black/Red/Green	45th	White/Black/Blue
12th	Black/White	29th	White/Red/Green	46th	Red/White/Blue
13th	Red/White	30th	Red/Black/Green	47th	Green/Orange/Red
14th	Green/White	31st	Green/Black/Orange	48th	Orange/Red/Blue
15th	Blue/White	32nd	Orange/Black/Green	49th	Blue/Orange/Red
16th	Black/Red	33rd	Blue/White/Orange	50th	Black/Orange/Red
17th	White/Red	34th	Black/White/Orange

(ICEA - Insulated Cable Engineers Association Standard) 2R - These cables feature band striping. 2 - These cables feature a spiral stripe.

Color Code Chart No. 3 for Paired Cable
1st	Black & Red	14th	Green & White	27th	Brown & Orange
2nd	Black & White	15th	Green & Blue	28th	Orange & Yellow
3rd	Black & Green	16th	Green & Yellow	29th	Purple & Orange
4th	Black & Blue	17th	Green & Brown	30th	Purple & Red
5th	Black & Yellow	18th	Green & Orange	31st	Purple & White
6th	Black & Brown	19th	White & Blue	32nd	Purple & Green
7th	Black & Orange	20th	White & Yellow	33rd	Purple & Light Blue
8th	Red & White	21st	White & Brown	34th	Purple & Yellow
9th	Red & Green	22nd	White & Orange	35th	Purple & Brown
10th	Red & Blue	23rd	Blue & Yellow	36th	Purple & Black
11th	Red & Yellow	24th	Blue & Brown	37th	Gray & White
12th	Red & Brown	25th	Blue & Orange
13th	Red & Orange	26th	Brown & Yellow

Color Code Chart No. 4 for Paired Cable
1st	White & Blue	10th	Red & Grey	19th	Yellow & Brown
2nd	White & Orange	11th	Black & Blue	20th	Yellow & Grey
3rd	White & Green	12th	Black & Orange	21st	Purple & Blue
4th	White & Brown	13th	Black & Green	22nd	Purple & Orange
5th	White & Grey	14th	Black & Brown	23rd	Purple & Green
6th	Red & Blue	15th	Black & Grey	24th	Purple & Brown
7th	Red & Orange	16th	Yellow & Blue	25th	Purple & Grey
8th	Red & Green	17th	Yellow & Orange
9th	Red & Brown	18th	Yellow & Green

Color Code Chart No. 5 for Multi-Conductor Cable
1st	Black	35th	White/Red/Orange	69th	White/Black/Orange/Green
2nd	Brown	36th	White/Red/Yellow	70th	White/Black/Orange/Blue
3rd	Red	37th	White/Red/Green	71st	White/Black/Orange/Violet
4th	Orange	38th	White/Red/Blue	72nd	White/Black/Orange/Grey
5th	Yellow	39th	White/Red/Violet	73rd	White/Black/Yellow/Green
6th	Green	40th	White/Red/Grey	74th	White/Black/Yellow/Blue
7th	Blue	41st	White/Orange/Yellow	75th	White/Black/Yellow/Violet
8th	Purple	42nd	White/Orange/Green	76th	White/Black/Yellow/Grey
9th	Grey	43rd	White/Orange/Blue	77th	White/Black/Green/Blue
10th	White	44th	White/Orange/Violet	78th	White/Black/Green/Violet
11th	White/Black	45th	White/Orange/Grey	79th	White/Black/Green/Grey
12th	White/Brown	46th	White/Yellow/Green	80th	White/Black/Blue/Violet
13th	White/Red	47th	White/Yellow/Blue	81st	White/Black/Blue/Grey
14th	White/Orange	48th	White/Yellow/Violet	82nd	White/Black/Violet/Grey
15th	White/Yellow	49th	White/Yellow/Grey	83rd	White/Brown/Red/Orange
16th	White/Green	50th	White/Green/Blue	84th	White/Brown/Red/Yellow
17th	White/Blue	51st	White/Green/Violet	85th	White/Brown/Red/Green
18th	White/Purple	52nd	White/Green/Grey	86th	White/Brown/Red/Blue
19th	White/Grey	53rd	White/Blue/Violet	87th	White/Brown/Red/Violet
20th	White/Black/Brown	54th	White/Blue/Grey	88th	White/Brown/Red/Grey
21st	White/Black/Red	55th	White/Violet/Grey	89th	White/Brown/Orange/Yellow
22nd	White/Black/Orange	56th	White/Black/Brown/Red	90th	White/Brown/Orange/Green
23rd	White/Black/Yellow	57th	White/Black/Brown/Orange	91st	White/Brown/Orange/Blue
24th	White/Black/Green	58th	White/Black/Brown/Yellow	92nd	White/Brown/Orange/Violet
25th	White/Black/Blue	59th	White/Black/Brown/Green	93rd	White/Brown/Orange/Grey
26th	White/Black/Violet	60th	White/Black/Brown/Blue	94th	White/Brown/Yellow/Green
27th	White/Black/Grey	61st	White/Black/Brown/Violet	95th	White/Brown/Yellow/Blue
28th	White/Brown/Red	62nd	White/Black/Brown/Grey	96th	White/Brown/Yellow/Violet
29th	White/Brown/Orange	63rd	White/Black/Red/Yellow	97th	White/Brown/Yellow/Grey
30th	White/Brown/Yellow	64th	White/Black/Red/Green	98th	White/Brown/Green/Blue
31st	White/Brown/Green	65th	White/Black/Red/Blue	99th	White/Brown/Green/Violet
32nd	White/Brown/Blue	66th	White/Black/Red/Violet	100th	White/Brown/Green/Grey
33rd	White/Brown/Violet	67th	White/Black/Red/Grey
34th	White/Brown/Grey	68th	White/Black/Orange/Yellow

Color Code Chart No. 6 for Paired Cable
Pair No.	Color Combination	Pair No.	Color Combination	Pair No.	Color Combination
1.	White - Blue Stripe Blue - White Stripe	10.	Red - Gray Stripe Gray - Red Stripe	19.	Yellow - Brown Stripe Brown - Yellow Stripe
2.	White - Orange Stripe Orange - White Stripe	11.	Black - Blue Stripe Blue - Black Stripe	20.	Yellow - Gray Stripe Gray - Yellow Stripe
3.	White - Green Stripe Green - White Stripe	12.	Black - Orange Stripe Orange - Black Stripe	21.	Purple - Blue Stripe Blue - Purple Stripe
4.	White - Brown Stripe Brown - White Stripe	13.	Black - Green Stripe Green - Black Stripe	22.	Purple - Orange Stripe Orange - Purple Stripe
5.	White - Gray Stripe Gray - White Stripe	14.	Black - Brown Stripe Brown - Black Stripe	23.	Purple - Green Stripe Green - Purple Stripe
6.	Red - Blue Stripe Blue - Red Stripe	15.	Black - Gray Stripe Gray - Black Stripe	24.	Purple - Brown Stripe Brown - Purple Stripe
7.	Red - Orange Stripe Orange - Red Stripe	16.	Yellow - Blue Stripe Blue - Yellow Stripe	25.	Purple - Gray Stripe Gray - Purple Stripe
8.	Red - Green Stripe Green - Red Stripe	17.	Yellow - Orange Stripe Orange - Yellow Stripe
9.	Red - Brown Stripe Brown - Red Stripe	18.	Yellow - Green Stripe Green - Yellow Stripe

Color Code Chart No. 6 for Multi-Conductor Cable

No. of Cond.	Color
1	Black
2	Red
3	Clear

Color Code Chart No. 7 for Multi-Conductor Cable

No. of
Cond.

Color

No. of
Cond.

Color

Black

Blue

White

Brown

Red

Yellow

Green

Orange

Color Code Chart No. 8 for Multi-Conductor Cable
No. of Cond.	Color	No. of Cond.	Color	No. of Cond.	Color
1	Black	10	Orange/Black	19	Blue/Red
2	White	11	Blue/Black	20	Red/Green
3	Red	12	Black/White	21	Orange/Green
4	Green	13	Red/White	22	Black/White/Red
5	Orange	14	Green/White	23	White/Black/Red
6	Blue	15	Blue/White	24	Red/Black/White
7	White/Black	16	Black/Red	25	Green/Black/White
8	Red/Black	17	White/Red
9	Green/Black	18	Orange/Red

Color Code Chart No. 9 for Multi-Conductor Cable

No. of Cond.	Color
1	Black
2	Red
3	White
4	Green
5	Yellow
6	Blue

Color Code Chart No. 11 for Multi-Paired Cable
Pair No.	Color Combination	Pair No.	Color Combination
1.	Black paired with White	7.	White/Blue paired with Blue/White
2.	Red paired with Green	8.	White/Brown paired with Brown/White
3.	Brown paired with Blue	9.	White/Orange paired with Orange/White
4.	Orange paired with Yellow	10.	White/Green paired with Green/White
5.	Violet paired with Grey	11.	White/Red paired with Red/White
6.	Tan paired with Pink	12.	White/Black paired with Black/White
Single Conductor: Green With Yellow Stripe

Color Code Chart No. 13 for Thermostat Wire
No. of Cond.	Color
2	White, Red
3	White, Red, Green
4	White, Red, Green, Blue
5	White, Red, Green, Blue, Yellow
6	White, Red, Green, Blue, Yellow, Brown
7	White, Red, Green, Blue, Yellow, Brown, Orange
8	White, Red, Green, Blue, Yellow, Brown, Orange, Black
9	White, Red, Green, Blue, Yellow, Brown, Orange, Black, Purple
10	White, Red, Green, Blue, Yellow, Brown, Orange, Black, Purple, Grey