Temperature Coefficient PPM/C

100

50

15

25

10

Tolerance %

1%

2%

0,5% 0,25% 0,1% 0,05%

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

5%

10%

-1

10-2

Multiplier

10

white

gold

silver

56
24
75
154
274
487
866
124
165
221
294
392
523
698
931

68
27
82
162
287
511
909
127
169
226
301
402
536
715
953

82
30
91
169
301
536
953
130
174
232
309
412
549
732
976

grey

violet

blue

green

yellow

orange

1
brown

black

56k2 1%

15 PPM/C

681k 2%

4k7 5%

red

Significant Figures

Standard Decade Values

The figures shown below are the series of preferred values in accordance
with BS288 and IEC Pub 63.
Decade (mod10) multiples and submultiples shown.
E6
E12
E24

E48

E96

10
10
10
33
100
178
316
562
100
133
178
237
316
422
562
750

15
12
11
36
105
187
332
590
102
137
182
243
324
432
576
768

22
15
12
39
110
196
348
619
105
140
187
249
332
442
590
787

33
18
13
43
115
205
365
649
107
143
191
255
340
453
604
806

47
22
15
47
121
215
383
681
110
147
196
261
348
464
619
825

68
27
16
51
127
226
402
715
113
150
200
267
357
475
634
845

33
18
56
133
237
422
750
115
154
205
274
365
487
649
866

39
20
62
140
249
442
787
118
158
210
280
374
499
665
887

47
22
68
147
261
464
825
121
162
215
287
383
511
681
909

Resistor Colour Code Chart

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E24 Resistance Color Code (Carbon Film Resistors)

Color
None
Silver
Gold
Black
Brown
Red
Orange
Yellow
Green
Blue
Violet
Gray
White

1st. Ring
1st. Value
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

2nd. Ring
2nd. Value
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

3rd. Ring
Multiplier
0,1
1
10
100
1000
10.000
100.000
1.000.000
10.000.000
100.000.000
1.000.000.000

4th. Ring
Tolerance
20%
10%
5%
-

3rd. Ring
3rd. Value
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

4th. Ring
Multiplier
0,1
1
10
100
1000
10.000
100.000
1.000.000
10.000.000
100.000.000
1.000.000.000

E96 Resistance Color Code (Metal Film Resistors)

Color
None
Silver
Gold
Black
Brown
Red
Orange
Yellow
Green
Blue
Violet
Gray
White

1st. Ring
1st. Value
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

2nd. Ring
2nd. Value
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

5ft. Ring
Tolerance
1%
2%
0,5%
-

BS1852 Resistance Code

Example: 0,47 Ohm is marked R47
1 Ohm is marked 1R
4,7 Ohm is marked 4R7
47 Ohm marked 47R
...after this is added a letter to indicate tolerance:

100 Ohm is marked 100R

1 kOhm is marked 1k
10 kOhm is marked 10k
10 Mohm is marked 10M
F=
G=
J=
K=
M=

1%
2%
5%
10%
20%

Thus: 6k8 J = 6.8 kOhm 5%

Resistor Colour Code

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Color
Silver
Gold
Black
Brown
Red
Orange
Yellow
Green
Blue
Violet
Grey
White

1. Ring
2. Ring
3. Ring

4. Ring

1 MR = 1000 kR = 1000000 R

Sample:

1. Ring

2. Ring

3. Ring

4. Ring

Value

Value

Multiplier

Tolerance
10 %
5 %

1 kR = 0,001 MR = 1000 R

green

2. Ring

blue

3. Ring

orange

1000

4. Ring

gold

1 R = 0,001 kR = 0,000001 MR

50

5 %

Resistor value

(Ring 1 + Ring 2)

Ring 3

Resistor value

1000

Resistor value

1000

Resistor value

=
=

50

+
56

56000 R
56 kR
+/- 5 %

Resistor Colour Code (E24)

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0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90

1. Ring

0,01
0,1
1
10
100
1000
10000
100000
1000000
10000000

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Color
Silver
Gold
Black
Brown
Red
Orange
Yellow
Green
Blue
Violet
Grey
White

1. Ring
2. Ring
3. Ring
4. Ring

5. Ring

1 MR = 1000 kR = 1000000 R

Sample:

1. Ring

2. Ring

3. Ring

4. Ring

5. Ring

Value

Value

Value

Multiplier

Tolerance

1 kR = 0,001 MR = 1000 R

1. Ring

blue

600

2. Ring

grey

80

3. Ring

brown

4. Ring

red

100

5. Ring

brown

1 R = 0,001 kR = 0,000001 MR

1 %

Resistor value

(Ring 1 + Ring 2 + Ring 3)

Ring 4

Resistor value

( 600

100

Resistor value

100

Resistor value

=
=

68100 R
68,1 kR

Resistor Colour Code (E96)

-

2002

80
681

+/- 1 %

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0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90

100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900

0,01
0,1
1
10
100
1000
10000
100000
1000000
10000000

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1 %
2 %

Color
Silver
Gold
Black
Brown
Red
Orange
Yellow
Green
Blue
Violet
Grey
White

4. Ring
3. Ring
2. Ring
1. Ring

1 MR = 1000 kR = 1000000 R

Sample:

1. Ring

2. Ring

3. Ring

4. Ring

Value

Value

Multiplier

Tolerance
10 %
5 %

1 kR = 0,001 MR = 1000 R

yellow

2. Ring

violet

3. Ring

red

100

4. Ring

silver

1 R = 0,001 kR = 0,000001 MR

40

10 %

Resistor value

(Ring 1 + Ring 2)

Ring 3

Resistor value

100

Resistor value

100

Resistor value

4700 R

4k7

40

47

+/- 10 %

NTC-Resistor Colour Code (E24) (NTC-thermistor)

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0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90

1. Ring

0,01
0,1
1
10
100
1000
10000
100000
1000000
10000000

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1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Color
Silver
Gold
Black
Brown
Red
Orange
Yellow
Green
Blue
Violet
Grey
White

Ring
Ring
Ring
Ring
Ring

1 F = 1000 nF = 1000000 pF

Sample:

1. Ring

2. Ring

3. Ring

4. Ring

5. Ring

Value

Value

Multiplier

Tolerance
10 %
5 %

Voltage

1 nF = 0,001 F = 1000 pF

1. Ring

red

2. Ring

violet

3. Ring

yellow

10.000

4. Ring

silver

10 %

5. Ring

green

100 V

1 pF = 0,001 nF = 0,000001 F

20

Capaciter value

(Ring 1 + Ring 2)

Ring 3

Capaciter value

10000

Capaciter value

27

10000

Capaciter value

270000 pF

270 nF

0,27 F

20

+/- 10 %
100 Volt

Capaciter Colour Code

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0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90

0,01
0,1
1
10
100
1000
10000
100000
1000000
10000000

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250 V
400 V
100 V
630 V