Resistor Color Coding
Resistor Color Coding
Electronics II
Prepared by:
Mr. Hexillon S.Florano
• What is a resistor color code?
Black
Brown
Red
Orange
Yellow
Green
Blue
Violet
Gray
White
Gold
Silver
Color First Band
(First figure)
Black 0
Brown 1
Red 2
Orange 3
Yellow 4
Green 5
Blue 6
Violet 7
Gray 8
White 9
Gold
Silver
Color First Band Second Band
(First figure) (First figure)
Black 0 0
Brown 1 1
Red 2 2
Orange 3 3
Yellow 4 4
Green 5 5
Blue 6 6
Violet 7 7
Gray 8 8
White 9 9
Gold
Silver
Color First Band Second Band Third Band
(First figure) (First figure) (Multiplier)
Black 0 0 𝟏𝟎𝟎 1
Brown 1 1 𝟏𝟎𝟏 10
Gold .1
Silver .01
Color First Band Second Band Third Band Fourth Band
(First figure) (First figure) (Multiplier) (Tolerance)
Black 0 0 𝟏𝟎𝟎 1
+
Brown 1 1 𝟏𝟎𝟏 10 −𝟏%
+
Red 2 2 𝟏𝟎𝟐 100 −𝟐%
+
Orange 3 3 𝟏𝟎𝟑 1,000 −𝟑%
+
Yellow 4 4 𝟏𝟎𝟒 10,000 −𝟒%
Gold .1 +𝟓%
−
+𝟏𝟎%
Silver .01 −
CONVERSION
Color Code to
numerical value
Example
1. Green Blue black Gold
+
56 Ω −𝟓%
2. 740 KΩ ±5%
Violet Yellow Yellow Gold
Tolerance
Computation
Example
1. Green Blue black Gold
+
56 Ω −𝟓%
56 Ω x 5% = 2.8 Ω
Maximum Value = 58.8 Ω
Minimum Value = 53.2 Ω
Example
2. Violet Yellow Orange Silver
+
74 KΩ −𝟏𝟎%
74,000 Ω x 10% = 7,400 Ω
Maximum Value = 81.4 KΩ
Minimum Value = 66.6 KΩ
Activity : Complete the table
No. 1st Band 2nd Band Multiplier Tolerance Resistance Tolerance Value
Value
Max. Min.
4. 720 Ω
±10%
5. 45 Ω ±1%
Activity : Complete the table
No. 1st Band 2nd Band Multiplier Tolerance Resistance Tolerance Value
Value
Max. Min.
62k Ω
3. Blue Red Orange Red 63.24 60.76
±2%
KΩ KΩ