Which color is normally used for the tip of the first five pairs of UTP cable?

Which color is normally used for the tip of the first five pairs of UTP cable?

• A. White
• B. Blue
• C. Red
• D. Green

Answer: (A)

In a 25-pair UTP (telephone) color code, each pair has a tip and a ring. The tip is the conductor with a white background and a colored stripe, while the ring is the solid color. For the first five color families, the tip wires are White with a stripe of blue, orange, green, brown, or slate. So the color associated with the tip of those pairs is White. The other colors (blue, red, green) describe the solid ring colors or stripe colors, not the tip itself.

In a 25-pair UTP (telephone) color code, each pair has a tip and a ring. The tip is the conductor with a white background and a colored stripe, while the ring is the solid color. For the first five color families, the tip wires are White with a stripe of blue, orange, green, brown, or slate. So the color associated with the tip of those pairs is White. The other colors (blue, red, green) describe the solid ring colors or stripe colors, not the tip itself.