Resistor Color Codes


Color

Significant
Figures

Multiplier

Tolerance
%

Failure Rate

Black

0

1

+/- 20

-

Brown

1

10

+/- 1

1.0

Red

2

100

+/- 2

0.1

Orange

3

1,000

+/- 3

0.01

Yellow

4

10,000

+/- 4

0.001

Green

5

100,000

-

-

Blue

6

1,000,000

-

-

Violet

7

10,000,000

-

-

Gray

8

100,000,000

-

-

White

9

 

-

Solderable
Gold

-

0.1

+/- 5

-

Silver

-

0.01

+/- 10

-

No Color

-

 

+/- 20

-