Examples
Systems incorporating color coding include:
- Artillery shells and other munitions, which are color coded according to their pyrotechnic contents
- Bottled gases
- Electrical wiring — AC power phase, neutral, and grounding wires
- Electronic color code — for electronic components
- Fire extinguishers
- Handkerchief code
- Jumper cables used to jump-start a vehicle
- Navigation light
- Rank in Judo
- Sea mark
- Characteristic light
- Optical fibers
- PC connectors and ports
- Ribbon colors see: Category:Ribbon symbolism
- Three-phase electric power (electrical wiring)
- Traffic lights
- 25-pair color code — telecommunications wiring
- Underground utility location
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