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4- Band Code
1.0 KΩ +
-5%
1st 4th
2nd 3rd
Color 1st Band 2nd Band 3rd Band Decimal Multiplier Tolerance
Black 0 0 0 1 1
Brown 1 1 1 10 10 + 1%
-
Red 2 2 2 100 100 + 2%
-
Orange 3 3 3 1K 1,000
Yellow 4 4 4 10K 10,000
Green 5 5 5 100K 100,000
Blue 6 6 6 1M 1,000,000
Violet 7 7 7 10M 10,000,000
Gray 8 8 8 100,000,000
White 9 9 9 1,000,000,000
Gold 0.1 + 5%
-
Silver +
0.01 - 10 %
None +
- 20 %
3rd
2nd 4th
1st 5th
254 Ω +
-1 %
5- Band Code
Calculation
Resistor Lead Left Right
200 KΩ +
- 10 %
First Band Red 2
Second Band Black 0
Multiplier Band Yellow x10,000
The Gold or Silver band is always placed to the right.
Tolerance Band Silver 10 % The resistor value is read from the left to right.
2 0 x 10,000 = 200,000
1,000 = 1K
Resistor = 200 K
with a +
- 10 % Tolerance
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Resistor Color Code 4 Band
Quick
Resistance Notation Band 1 Band 2 Band 3 Tolerance
Guide
.22 ohm R22 Red Red Silver S,G,R,B
.27 ohm R27 Red Purple Silver S,G,R,B
Color Value .33 ohm R33 Orange Orange Silver S,G,R,B
Black 0 .39 ohm R39 Orange White Silver S,G,R,B
Brown 1 .47 ohm R47 Yellow Purple Silver S,G,R,B
Red 2 .56 ohm R56 Green Blue Silver S,G,R,B
Orange 3 .68 ohm R68 Blue Gray Silver S,G,R,B
Yellow 4 .82 ohm R82 Gray Red Silver S,G,R,B
Green 5 1.0 ohm 1R0 Brown Black Gold S,G,R,B
Blue 6 1.1 ohm 1R1 Brown Brown Gold S,G,R,B
Violet 7 1.2 ohm 1R2 Brown Red Gold S,G,R,B
Gray 8
1.3 ohm 1R3 Brown Orange Gold S,G,R,B
White 9
+ 1.5 ohm 1R5 Brown Green Gold S,G,R,B
Gold (G) - 5%
+ 1.6 ohm 1R6 Brown Blue Gold S,G,R,B
Silver (s) - 10 %
+ 1.8 ohm 1R8 Brown Gray Gold S,G,R,B
None - 20 %
2.0 ohm 2R0 Red Black Gold S,G,R,B
2.2 ohm 2R2 Red Red Gold S,G,R,B
Band 3 Divide by 2.4 ohm 2R2 Red Yellow Gold S,G,R,B
Gold 1 2.7 ohm 2R7 Red Purple Gold S,G,R,B
Silver 100 3.0 ohm 3R0 Orange Black Gold S,G,R,B
3.3 ohm 3R3 Orange Orange Gold S,G,R,B