| Color | Value | Multiplier |
Tolerance (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 0 | 0 | - |
| Brown | 1 | 1 | ±1 |
| Red | 2 | 2 | ±2 |
| Orange | 3 | 3 | ±0.05 |
| Yellow | 4 | 4 | - |
| Green | 5 | 5 | ±0.5 |
| Blue | 6 | 6 | ±0.25 |
| Violet | 7 | 7 | ±0.1 |
| Gray | 8 | 8 | - |
| White | 9 | 9 | - |
| Gold | - | -1 | ±5 |
| Silver | - | -2 | ±10 |
| None | - | - | ±20 |
The color bars are read from right to left
as:
Tolerance
Multiplier
n-Value
…
n2nd Value
1st
Value (on the ‘’fat’’ part of the
resistor)
Example:
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Brown Green
Orange Red
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15 x
10^3 = 15k ohmTolerance =
±2%
-m