Zauberlehrlingrvaughnmd
Dec 16, 2025, 3:13 AMYeah I been wondering about that but never got around to getting educated
Why is my USB port orange? I learned what every color really means, and it's wild
Black: USB 2.0, 480 Mbps
White: USB 1.x , 12 Mbps
Yellow: USB 2.0 or 3.0, "always on"
Orange: Like yellow 3.0
Blue: USB 3.0 SuperSpeed up to 5 Gbps
Teal: USB 3.1, up to 10 Gbps
Red: USB 3.1 Gen 2 and USB 3.2, up to 10-20 Gbps, always on.
https://www.zdnet.com/article/what-every-usb-port-color-means/