Wire and Color

Function	Symbol	Color (old before 2004)	Color (after 2006)	Comments
Live	L	Red	Brown
Neutral	N	Black	Blue
Earth/Ground	GND	Bare with green & yellow sleeving	Bare with green & yellow sleeving	Provides a low-impedance path to the earth to prevent hazardous voltages from appearing on equipment

Note:

Term	Meaning
LINE	LIVE FEED VOLTAGE from power line
Load	power out to device

Plug