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==Examples== Systems incorporating color-coding include: *In electricity: ** [[25-pair color code]] β telecommunications wiring ** [[ANSI Z535#Sub-Standards|ANSI Z535.1]] Color Safety Code Standards ** [[Audio and video interfaces and connectors#Color codes|Audio and video interfaces and connectors Β§ Color codes]] ** [[Fiber-optic cable#Color coding|Optical fibers Β§ Color codes]] ** [[Electrical wiring]] β AC power phase, neutral, and grounding wires ** [[Electronic color code]] AKA resistor or EIA color code (today β IEC 60062:2016) ** [[Ethernet physical layer#Twisted-pair cable|Ethernet twisted-pair wiring]] β local area networks ** [[Jump start (vehicle)|Jumper cables]] used to jump-start a vehicle ** [[PC System Design Guide#Color-coding scheme for connectors and ports|PC99 connectors and ports]] ** [[Surround sound#Channel identification|Surround sound ports and cables]] ** [[Three-phase electric power#Color codes|Three-phase electric power Β§ Color codes]] (electrical wiring) *In video games ** [[Health (gaming)|Health]] and [[Magic (gaming)|magic points]] ** To distinguish friend from foe, for instance in ''[[StarCraft]]'', ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved|Halo]]'', or ''[[League of Legends]]'' ** To distinguish rarity or quality of items in adventure and [[role-playing game]]s<ref>{{cite web|title=Color-Coded Loot|publisher=Giant Bomb|url=http://giantbomb.com/color-coded-loot/3015-4702/|access-date=13 June 2016}}</ref> *In navigation: ** [[Characteristic light]] ** [[Navigation light]] ** [[Sea mark]] ** [[Traffic light]]s *Other technology: ** At point of sale (especially for [[packaging]] within a huge range of [[Stock keeping unit|products]]: to quickly differentiate variants, brands, categories) ** ANSI Standardized Safety Colors [[ANSI Z535]] ** [[Bottled gas]]es ** [[Fire extinguisher]]s ** [[Kerbside collection]] ** [[Pipe marking]] ** [[Queen bee#Identification|Queen bee birth year code]] ** [[Utility color code|Underground utility location]] ** [[Hospital emergency codes]] often incorporate colors (such as the widely used "Code Blue" indicating a [[cardiac arrest]]), *In military use: ** [[Homeland Security Advisory System]] ** [[Artillery shell]]s and other munitions, which are color-coded according to their pyrotechnic contents ** [[List of Rainbow Codes]] ** [[NATO Military Symbols for Land Based Systems#Affiliation|NATO Military Symbols for Land Based Systems]] ** [[Rainbow Herbicides]] *In social functions: ** [[Black hat hacking]], [[White hat (computer security)|white hat]], [[grey hat]] ** [[Blue-collar worker]], [[white-collar worker]], [[pink-collar worker]], [[grey-collar]], [[green-collar worker]] ** [[Handkerchief code]] ** [[ISO 22324]], Guidelines for color-coded alerts in public warning ** [[Jeff Cooper#Combat mindset and the Cooper color code|Cooper's Color Code]] of the combat mindset ** [[Rank in judo]] ** [[Ribbon]] colors ''see:'' [[:Category:Ribbon symbolism]] * In religion: ** [[Liturgical colours|Clerical vestments, frontals and altar hangings in Christian churches]]
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