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Resistor color table

Jun 21, 2003

Resistor color key:

ColorValueMultiplierTolerance
(%)
Black00
Brown11±1
Red22±2
Orange33±0.05
Yellow44
Green55±0.5
Blue66±0.25
Violet77±0.1
Gray88
White99
Gold-1±5
Silver-2±10
None±20


The color bars are read from right to left as:
Tolerance
Multiplier
n-Value

\r\ n2nd Value
1st Value (on the ”fat” part of the resistor)

Example:

Brown  Green  Orange  Red  
====>  15 x 10^3 = 15k ohmTolerance = ±2%<br/> -m

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