Conductor Color Code - Priority Wire & Cable

TECHNICAL DATACONDUCTOR COLOR CODING:Conductor Number ICEA K-1 ICEA Method 31 Black 1 - One2 White 2 - Two3 Red 3 - Three4 Green 4 - Four5 Orange 5 - Five6 Blue 6 - Six7 White with Black Tracer 7 - Seven8 Red with Black Tracer 8 - Eight9 Green with Black Tracer 9 - Nine10 Orange with Black Tracer 10 - Ten11 Blue with Black Tracer 11 - Eleven12 Black with White Tracer 12 - Twelve13 Red with White Tracer 13 - Thirteen14 Green with White Tracer 14 - Fourteen15 Blue with White Tracer 15 - Fifteen16 Black with Red Tracer 16 - Sixteen17 White with Red Tracer 17 - Seventeen18 Orange with Red Tracer 18 - Eighteen19 Blue with Red Tracer 19 - Nineteen20 Red with Green Tracer 20 - Twenty21 Orange with Green Tracer 21 - Twenty-oneNotes: For more than 21 conductors ICEA recommends the color sequence be repeated as necessaryICEA M-4 is a solid base color, usually black with surface printing of numbers 1, 2, 3, etc.

TECHNICAL DATACONDUCTOR COLOR CODINGICEA METHOD 1 - FOR NEC APPLICATIONS:Conductor ICEA K-2 Option B Option C Option DNumber Base Color Tracer Base Color Tracer Base Color Tracer Base Color Tracer1 Black -- Black -- Black -- Black --2 Red -- White -- Green -- White --3 Blue -- Red -- Red -- Green --4 Orange -- Blue -- Blue -- Red --5 Yellow -- Orange -- Orange -- Blue --6 Brown -- Yellow -- Yellow -- Orange --7 Red Black Brown -- Brown -- Yellow --8 Blue Black Red Black Red Black Brown9 Orange Black Blue Black Blue Black Red Black10 Yellow Black Orange Black Orange Black Blue Black11 Brown Black Yellow Black Yellow Black Orange Black12 Black Red Brown Black Brown Black Yellow Black13 Blue Red Black Red Black Red Brown Black14 Orange Red Blue Red Blue Red Black Red15 Yellow Red Orange Red Orange Red Blue Red16 Brown Red Yellow Red Yellow Red Orange Red17 Black Blue Brown Red Brown Red Yellow Red18 Red Blue Black Blue Black Blue Brown Red19 Orange Blue Red Blue Red Blue Black Blue20 Yellow Blue Orange Blue Orange Blue Red Blue21 Brown Blue Yellow Blue Yellow Blue Orange Blue22 Black Orange Brown Blue Brown Blue Yellow Blue23 Red Orange Black Orange Black Orange Brown Blue24 Blue Orange Red Orange Red Orange Black Orange25 Yellow Orange Blue Orange Blue Orange Red Orange26 Brown Orange Yellow Orange Yellow Orange Blue Orange27 Black Yellow Brown Orange Brown Orange Yellow Orange28 Red Yellow Black Yellow Black Yellow Brown Orange29 Blue Yellow Red Yellow Red Yellow Black Yellow30 Orange Yellow Blue Yellow Blue Yellow Red Yellow31 Brown Yellow Orange Yellow Orange Yellow Blue Yellow32 Black Brown Brown Yellow Brown Yellow Orange Yellow33 Red Brown Black Brown Black Brown Brown Yellow34 Blue Brown Red Brown Red Brown Black Brown35 Orange Brown Blue Brown Blue Brown Red Brown36 Yellow Brown Orange Brown Orange Brown Blue Brown37 -- -- Yellow Brown Yellow Brown Orange Brown38 -- -- -- -- -- -- Yellow BrownThese options are available on a run to order basis:Option B - for cables requiring a white grounded (neutral) conductorOption C - for cables requiring a green grounding conductorOption D - for cables requiring both white grounded (neutral) and green grounding conductors