Resistor Color Codes
Resistors use colored bands to indicate their resistance value and tolerance.
4-Band Resistor
- Band 1: 1st Significant Digit
- Band 2: 2nd Significant Digit
- Band 3: Multiplier
- Band 4: Tolerance
5-Band Resistor
- Band 1: 1st Significant Digit
- Band 2: 2nd Significant Digit
- Band 3: 3rd Significant Digit
- Band 4: Multiplier
- Band 5: Tolerance
Color Values
- Black: 0
- Brown: 1
- Red: 2
- Orange: 3
- Yellow: 4
- Green: 5
- Blue: 6
- Violet: 7
- Gray: 8
- White: 9