Telephone Wire Color Codes
Table D-2
Pair Number
9
9
10
10
11
11
12
12
13
13
14
14
15
15
16
16
17
17
18
18
19
19
20
20
21
21
22
22
23
23
24
24
25
25
Cables with more than 25 pairs of wires are constructed from 25-pair groups. Very large cables have
other variations generally not encountered inside terminal wire plants.
Cisco uBR7225VXR Universal Broadband Router Hardware Installation Guide
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Telephone Industry 25-Pair Color Code and Pin Numbers (continued)
Wire Number
Solid Color
1
Red
2
Brown
1
Red
2
Slate
1
Black
2
Blue
1
Black
2
Orange
1
Black
2
Green
1
Black
2
Brown
1
Black
2
Slate
1
Yellow
2
Blue
1
Yellow
2
Orange
1
Yellow
2
Green
1
Yellow
2
Brown
1
Yellow
2
Slate
1
Violet
2
Blue
1
Violet
2
Orange
1
Violet
2
Green
1
Violet
2
Brown
1
Violet
2
Slate
Appendix D
Industry-Standard Wiring Plans
Stripe Color
Pin Number
Brown
34
Red
9
Slate
35
Red
10
Blue
36
Black
11
Orange
37
Black
12
Green
38
Black
13
Brown
39
Black
14
Slate
40
Black
15
Blue
41
Yellow
16
Orange
42
Yellow
17
Green
43
Yellow
18
Brown
44
Yellow
19
Slate
45
Yellow
20
Blue
46
Violet
21
Orange
47
Violet
22
Green
48
Violet
23
Brown
49
Violet
24
Slate
50
Violet
25
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