Twisted-pair Cable and standard colors


Standard Cable


(Typically used for hub to workstation cables)

Connection1 Color Connection2
1 White/Orange * 1
2 Orange * 2
3 White/Green * 3
4 White/Blue 4
5 Blue 5
6 Green * 6
7 White/Brown 7
8 Brown 8

 

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Con1 Wh/Org Orange Wh/Grn Wh/Blu Blue Green Wh/Brn Brown
Con2 Wh/Org Orange Wh/Grn Wh/Blu Blue Green Wh/Brn Brown

Cross-Over Cable


(Typically used for hub to hub cable, or NIC to NIC)
Connection1 Color Connection2
1 White/Orange * 3
2 Orange * 6
3 White/Green * 1
4 White/Blue 4
5 Blue 5
6 Green * 2
7 White/Brown 7
8 Brown 8


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Con1 Wh/Org Orange Wh/Grn Wh/Blu Blue Green Wh/Brn Brown
Con2 Wh/Grn Green Wh/Org Wh/Blu Blue Orange Wh/Brn Brown

NOTE 1: The colors used do not really matter for the cable to work properly but are shown in the method suggested for standardization.