Resistor Color Codes
Examples values: 320, 4.7k, 27k, 470k, & 1.1M
You can also specify the tolerance, power and composition like this:
27K,5%,0.5W,CC or 100K,1%,3W,MO
(CF = Carbon Film, MF = Metal Film, CC = Carbon Comp, MO = Metal Oxide, CE = Ceramic Comp)
| Color | 1st Digit | 2nd Digit | 3rd Digit | Multiplier | Tolerance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 0 | 0 | 0 | x1 | |
| Brown | 1 | 1 | 1 | x10 | 1% |
| Red | 2 | 2 | 2 | x100 | 2% |
| Orange | 3 | 3 | 3 | x1000 | |
| Yellow | 4 | 4 | 4 | x10000 | |
| Green | 5 | 5 | 5 | x100000 | 0.5% |
| Blue | 6 | 6 | 6 | x1000000 | 0.25% |
| Violet | 7 | 7 | 7 | x10000000 | 0.1% |
| Gray | 8 | 8 | 8 | x100000000 | |
| White | 9 | 9 | 9 | x1000000000 | |
| Gold | x0.1 | 5% | |||
| Silver | x0.01 | 10% |