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Paper Capacitor Color Code
MILITARY STANDARD MIL-C-91A
(Commercial codes are same except as noted)
     
  Tubular Capacitors
(Commercial Only) 		  Rectangular Capacitors
  		 
Color Digits of
Capacitance (uuf) 		Multiplier
C 		Tolerance
%
D 		Tubular
Voltage Rating
(v d-d)
E 		Temp. Rating
oC and
Characteristic
F
B C
  Black
Brown
Red
Orange
Yellow
Green
Blue
Violet
Gray
White
Gold
Silver
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
---
--- 		0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
---
--- 		1
10
100
1,000
10,000
---
---
---
---
---
---
--- 		±20
---
---
±30
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
±10 		---
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
1,000
--- 		85-A
85-E
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
VOLTAGE RATING FOR
RECTANGULAR CAPACITORS
(Indicated by dimension rather than color coding)
  TYPOGRAPHICALLY MARKED
TUBULAR CERAMICS
 
Maximum Dimensions
(inches) 		Style
CN 		Capacitance
(uuf) 		Voltage
Rating
(v d-c)
Length Width Thick-
ness
 
51/64
  		 
15/32
  		 
7/32
  		 
20
  		1000
2000-6000
10,000 		400
200
120
 
57/64
  		 
37/64
  		 
17/64
  		 
22
  		2000-3000
6000-10,000
20,000 		400
300
120
 
53/64
 
  		 
53/64
 
  		 
9/32
 
  		 
30
 
  		1000-2000
3000
6000-10,000
20,000 		800
600
400
120
 
53/64
  		 
53/64
  		 
11/32
  		 
35
  		3000
6000-10,000
20,000 		800
600
300
 
1 1/4
 
  		 
41/64
 
  		 
9/32
 
  		 
41
 
  		3000-6000
10,000
20,000
30,000 		600
400
300
120
 
 
1 15/32
 
  		 
 
49/64
 
  		 
 
11/32
 
  		 
 
42
 
  		1000-6000
10,000-20,000
30,000
50,000
100,000 		1000
600
400
300
120
 
1 15/32
 
  		 
49/64
 
  		 
13/32
 
  		 
43
 
  		10,000
20,000-30,000
50,000-100,000
200,000 		1000
600
400
120
 
 
 
 
 
 
JAN
LETTER
 
  		 
TOLERANCE
 
 
10 uuf
or Less
  		 
Over
10 uuf
 
 
C
D
F
G
J
K
M
 
  		 
± 0.25 uuf
± 0.5 uuf
± 1.0 uuf
± 2.0 uuf
.............
.............
.............
 
  		 
.......
.......
± 1 %
± 2 %
± 5 %
± 10 %
± 20 %
 
 

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