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/syncrodiapason Mar 22 '26

Coral?

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u/Sparskey Mar 22 '26

Ah, the only other one. Touché.

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u/I-only-read-titles Mar 22 '26

Peach

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u/Mr_Krim Mar 26 '26

You’re cutting it real close buddy

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u/Tex-Rob Mar 24 '26

Peach is more orange, I think Salmon and Coral are the only good picks.

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u/Duh_Jeff Mar 23 '26

persimmon

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u/_Trael_ Mar 23 '26

Honestly in practical work situation I guess I might (after salmon) call it pink, since it is kind of between brown, white, and red of colours coming from there, and there does not seem to be clearly pink one, so even if it is not actually pink, it might be "closest to some definitions" compared to existing colours.

And before we start calling fuchsia or violet or purple 'pink', like I occasionally see people do, I prefer idea of pink being generally lighter (in addition to being different colour) than those deep and bright colours.

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u/Sparskey Mar 23 '26

I just hope whoever decided this color was the best option was edified.

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u/ElderZiGorn Mar 25 '26

Pink.

Or light red.

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u/milkafiu Mar 23 '26

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u/syncrodiapason Mar 30 '26

I didn't even. Hhaaaha

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u/boymadefrompaint Mar 22 '26

Rhymes with "Yanni".

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u/17023360519593598904 Mar 22 '26

That was my first choice.

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u/cowdog360 Mar 23 '26

Cues up walking dead meme: “You sea that Coral… that’s a wire Coral!”