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Resistor Color Code Calculator

Decode 4-band and 5-band resistor values

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Color Code Reference

Color Digit Multiplier Tolerance
Black 0 1 -
Brown 1 10 ±1%
Red 2 100 ±2%
Orange 3 1K ±0.05%
Yellow 4 10K ±0.02%
Green 5 100K ±0.5%
Blue 6 1M ±0.25%
Violet 7 10M ±0.1%
Grey 8 100M ±0.01%
White 9 1G -
Gold - 0.1 ±5%
Silver - 0.01 ±10%