Question: what is the difference between yellow romex and white romex?
Answer: There is a significant weight difference between the 14- and 12-gauge ROMEX®. White ROMEX® with two wires, 14-2, weighs 57 pounds for every 1,000 feet of wire. ... Compare this to the weight of yellow ROMEX® at 82 pounds. for 12-2 and 107 pounds for 12-3 wire.