Name the colour code of the wire which is connected to the metallic body of an appliance.

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Earlier, live wire coded with red colour, neutral wire coded with black colour and earth wire coded with green colour were connected to the metallic body of an appliance. But, now-a-days, live wire coded with brown colour, neutral wire with blue and earth wire with green convention is used.

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