Resistor Color Code
See the Resistor Color Code Tool to calculate the resistance and tolerance of the color bands on electrical components.
Color | Digit | Multiplier | Tolerance |
Black | 0 | 1 | |
Brown | 1 | 10 | ± 1% |
Red | 2 | 100 | ± 2% |
Orange | 3 | 1,000 | |
Yellow | 4 | 10,000 | |
Green | 5 | 100,000 | ± 0.5% |
Blue | 6 | 1,000,000 | ± 0.25% |
Violet | 7 | 10,000,000 | ± 0.1% |
Gray | 8 | ± 0.05% | |
White | 9 | ||
Gold | 0.1 | ± 5% | |
Silver | 0.01 | ± 10% | |
None | ± 20% |