***TechNote for resistor band values color code:*** The color at each hour on the Ohm's law circle is purposely positioned at the number of that color’s value. This will help you to identify the value for each resistor. For example, the 12:00 black band position represents the value of “0"; the 1:00 brown represents the value of “1"; and so on consecutively up to the 9:00 “white” representing the value of “9". The 10:00 silver (or 10 min. to) represents 10% tolerance, and the 11:00 gold band position (or 5 min. to) represents 5% tolerance. With this in mind you should be able to read the resistor bands for easy identifying. For more on resistors, and how to read resistor band colors, please go to our resistor page:
Resistor Color (Colour) Bands Codes Chart Wheel
Color 1st Band 2nd Band Multiplier Band Tolerance Black ...........0.....................0................... ..1Brown...........1.....................1....................10Red...............2.....................2...................100Orange.........3.....................3................1,000Yellow...........4.....................4..............10,000Green...........5.....................5............100,000Blue..............6.....................6...... ...1,000,000Violet....... ....7.....................7........10,000,000Gray......... ....8.....................8.... .100,000,000White............9.....................9...1,000,000.000Note that the 4th band indicates tolerance (accuracy)Gold..............................................................................0.1.......................+-5%Silver............................................................................0.01.....................+-10%None..........................................................................................................+-20%