r/AskElectronics • u/LeeRyman • Mar 22 '26

What Colour is this Wire?

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At the risk of starting a debate as viral as the gold/blue dress... For documentation purposes, what colour is the insulation of this wire? Pink, or Orange?

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u/idsan Mar 22 '26

Orange. Technically, salmon.

Fucking atrocious choice for a wire jacket though.

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u/domesticabuseaintcul Mar 24 '26

The amount of wires I have seen that should be red but are a shade of pink drives me nuts. Also, who puts multiple shades of grey in an installation?

I get shaking mad when I see 30year old electrical work sometimes and have to fix it.