STANDARD EIA COLOR CODE TABLE
4 Band Color Code
±2%, ±5%, ±10%
5 Band Color Code
±0.10%, ±0.25%, ±0.50±, ±1%
| Color | No. 1 | No. 2 | Multiplier | Tol. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
BLACK |
|
|
100 (1) |
- |
|
BROWN |
1 |
1 |
101 (10) |
- |
|
RED |
2 |
2 |
102 (100) |
±2% (G) |
|
ORANGE |
3 |
3 |
103 (1000) |
- |
|
YELLOW |
4 |
4 |
104 (10,000) |
- |
|
GREEN |
5 |
5 |
105 (100,000) |
- |
|
BLUE |
6 |
6 |
106 (1,000,000) |
- |
|
VIOLET |
7 |
7 |
107 (10,000,000) |
- |
|
GRAY |
8 |
8 |
108 (100,000,000) |
- |
|
WHITE |
9 |
9 |
109 (1,000,000,000) |
- |
|
GOLD |
- |
- |
10-1 (0.1) |
±5% (J) |
|
SILVER |
- |
- |
10-2 (0.01) |
±10% (K) |
| Color | No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 | Multiplier | Tol. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
BLACK |
|
|
|
100 (1) |
- |
|
BROWN |
1 |
1 |
1 |
101 (10) |
±1% (F) |
|
RED |
2 |
2 |
2 |
102 (100) |
- |
|
ORANGE |
3 |
3 |
3 |
103 (1000) |
- |
|
YELLOW |
4 |
4 |
4 |
104 (10,000) |
- |
|
GREEN |
5 |
5 |
5 |
105 (100,000) |
±0.50% (D) |
|
BLUE |
6 |
6 |
6 |
106 (1,000,000) |
±0.25% (C) |
|
VIOLET |
7 |
7 |
7 |
107 (10,000,000) |
±0.10% (B) |
|
GRAY |
8 |
8 |
8 |
108 (100,000,000) |
- |
|
WHITE |
9 |
9 |
9 |
109 (1,000,000,000) |
- |
|
GOLD |
- |
- |
- |
10-1 (0.1) |
- |
|
SILVER |
- |
- |
- |
10-2 (0.01) |
- |
4-Band Code: ±2%, ±5%, ±10%
7500 OHMS (7.5K) ±5%
E-6, E-12 and E-24 Color Code:
First 3 bands represent the resistance value (two significant digits followed by number of zero’s), 4th band represents the tolerance. Values from 1Ω to 9.9Ω 3rd band multiplier is gold. (Values from 0.1Ω to 0.99Ω 3rd band multiplier is silver)
5-Band Code: ±0.1%, ±0.25%, ±0.5%, ±1%
43,700 (43.7K) ±1%
E-96, E-192
First 4 bands represent the resistance value (three significant digits followed by number of zero’s). Values from 1Ω to 9.9Ω 4th brand multiplier is gold.
COLOR BANDS
Bands 1-3 (4-band code)
Bands 1-4 (5-band code)
| BLACK = 0 |
|---|
| YELLOW = 4 |
|---|
| GREY = 8 |
|---|
| BROWN = 1 |
|---|
| GREEN = 5 |
|---|
| WHITE = 9 |
|---|
| RED = 2 |
|---|
| BLUE = 6 |
|---|
| ORANGE = 3 |
|---|
| VIOLET = 7 |
|---|
TOLERANCE CODE COLORS
4th Band (4-band code)
5th Band (5-band code)
| VIOLET = 0.10% |
|---|
| BROWN = 1% |
|---|
| BLUE = 0.25% |
|---|
| RED = 2% |
|---|
| GREEN = 0.50% |
|---|
| SILVER = 10% |
|---|
| COLOR CODE EXAMPLES ±5% | |
|---|---|
|
0.10Ω 5% |
BRN-BLK-SILV-GOLD |
|
1Ω 5% |
BRN-BLK-GOLD-GOLD |
|
10Ω 5% |
BRN-BLK-BLK-GOLD |
|
100Ω 5% |
BRN-BLK-BRN-GOLD |
|
1KΩ 5% |
BRN-BLK-RED-GOLD |
|
10KΩ 5% |
BRN-BLK-ORN-GOLD |
|
100KΩ 5% |
BRN-BLK-YLW-GOLD |
|
1MΩ 5% |
BRN-BLK-GRN-GOLD |
|
10MΩ 5% |
BRN-BLK-BLU-GOLD |
|
100MΩ 5% |
BRN-BLK-VIOL-GOLD |
|
1GΩ 5% |
BRN-BLK-GRAY-GOLD |
| COLOR CODE EXAMPLES ±1% | |
|---|---|
|
1Ω 1% |
BRN-BLK-BLK-SILV-BRN |
|
10Ω 1% |
BRN-BLK-BLK-GOLD-BRN |
|
100Ω 1% |
BRN-BLK-BLK-BLK-BRN |
|
1KΩ 1% |
BRN-BLK-BLK-BRN-BRN |
|
10KΩ 1% |
BRN-BLK-BLK-RED-BRN |
|
100KΩ 1% |
BRN-BLK-BLK-ORN-BRN |
|
1MΩ 1% |
BRN-BK-BLK-YLW-BRN |
|
10MΩ 1% |
BRN-BLK-BLK-GRN-BRN |
|
100MΩ 1% |
BRN-BLK-BLK-BLU-BRN |
|
1GΩ 1% |
BRN-BLK-BLK-VIOL-BRN |