In electronics wiring, one often sees many situations in which individual conductors in a cable or electrical harness use different wire insulation colors to identify their function. Herein I collect various references regarding what the wire colors themselves are named. I will give URL's to the sources.
From ALPHA WIRE, a major manufacturer of hook-up wire.
http://www.digikey.com/en/pdf/a/alpha-w ... lor-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
Another ALPHA WIRE color code chart for multi-conductor cables:
http://www.awcwire.com/alpha-chart-e.aspx
No. Base 1st 2nd 3rd
Color Stripe Stripe Stripe
1 Black
2 Brown
3 Red
4 Orange
5 Yellow
6 Green
7 Blue
8 Violet
9 Slate
10 White
11 White Black
12 White Brown
13 White Red
14 White Orange
15 White Yellow
16 White Green
17 White Blue
18 White Violet
19 White Slate
20 White Black Brown
21 White Black Red
22 White Black Orange
23 White Black Yellow
24 White Black Green
25 White Black Blue
26 White Black Violet
27 White Black Slate
28 White Brown Red
29 White Brown Orange
30 White Brown Yellow
31 White Brown Green
32 White Brown Blue
33 White Brown Violet
34 White Brown Slate
35 White Red Orange
36 White Red Yellow
37 White Red Green
38 White Red Blue
39 White Red Violet
40 White Red Slate
41 White Orange Yellow
42 White Orange Green
43 White Orange Blue
44 White Orange Violet
45 White Orange Slate
46 White Yellow Green
47 White Yellow Blue
48 White Yellow Violet
49 White Yellow Slate
50 White Green Blue
51 White Green Violet
52 White Green Slate
53 White Blue Violet
54 White Blue Slate
55 White Violet Slate
56 White Black Brown Red
57 White Black Brown Orange
58 White Black Brown Yellow
59 White Black Brown Green
60 White Black Brown Blue
61 White Black Brown Violet
62 White Black Brown Slate
63 White Black Red Yellow
64 White Black Red Green
65 White Black Red Blue
66 White Black Red Violet
67 White Black Red Slate
68 White Black Orange Yellow
69 White Black Orange Green
70 White Black Orange Blue
71 White Black Orange Violet
72 White Black Orange Slate
73 White Black Yellow Green
74 White Black Yellow Blue
75 White Black Yellow Violet
76 White Black Yellow Slate
77 White Black Green Blue
78 White Black Green Violet
79 White Black Green Slate
80 White Black Blue Violet
81 White Black Blue Slate
82 White Black Violet Slate
83 White Brown Red Orange
84 White Brown Red Yellow
85 White Brown Red Green
86 White Brown Red Blue
87 White Brown Red Violet
88 White Brown Red Slate
89 White Brown Orange Yellow
90 White Brown Orange Green
91 White Brown Orange Blue
92 White Brown Orange Violet
93 White Brown Orange Slate
94 White Brown Yellow Green
95 White Brown Yellow Blue
96 White Brown Yellow Violet
97 White Brown Yellow Slate
98 White Brown Green Blue
99 White Brown Green Violet
100 White Brown Green Slate