knowing the type of USB port you possess. It is hoped that a focused article explaining why many USB-A ports feature color coding and the lack of it in most USB-C ports will assist in embedding this information in your memory.
The brief overview is that USB-A ports are predominantly color-coded to indicate the version of USB they accommodate. One might then infer, particularly given its straightforward, reversible design, that USB-C does not need color coding due to some overarching, standardized features. Regrettably, the contrary is true: USB-C is devoid of color coding because there are an excessive number of variables to conveniently signify with a single hue.