resistor color code
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Color bands reveal the valueColor bands reveal the value
11stst band = value band = value22ndnd band = value band = value33rdrd band = multiplier (number of decimal band = multiplier (number of decimal
places to move over) places to move over)44thth band = percent tolerance band = percent tolerance
BlackBlack 00 BrownBrown 11 RedRed 22 OrangeOrange 33 YellowYellow 44 GreenGreen 55 BlueBlue 66 VioletViolet 77 GreyGrey 88 WhiteWhite 99
ToleranceTolerance GoldGold + or -+ or - 5% 5% SilverSilver+ or - 10%+ or - 10% No bandNo band + or - + or -
20%20%
less than 10 Ohmsless than 10 Ohms33rdrd band multiplier band multiplier
GoldGold 0.10.1 move decimal 1 place left move decimal 1 place leftSilverSilver 0.010.01 move decimal 2 places move decimal 2 places
leftleft
Precision resistors with 5 bandsPrecision resistors with 5 bands
11stst band band digitdigit22ndnd band band digitdigit33rdrd band band digitdigit44thth band band
multipliermultiplier55thth band band
tolerancetolerance
RedRed + or - 2%+ or - 2% BrownBrown + or - 1%+ or - 1% GreenGreen + or - + or -
0.5%0.5% BlueBlue + or - 0.25%+ or - 0.25% VioletViolet+ or - 0.1%+ or - 0.1%