Resistor color code chart

Every colour with its digit, multiplier, tolerance and temperature coefficient, followed by all E12 and E24 values from 1 Ω to 8.2 MΩ with the colours you will find on the part.

Indicative values; verify before use.

Colour code table (IEC 60062)

Colour	Digit	Multiplier	Tolerance	Letter	Tempco ppm/K
Black	0	×1	–	–	250
Brown	1	×10	±1 %	F	100
Red	2	×100	±2 %	G	50
Orange	3	×1k	±0.05 %	W	15
Yellow	4	×10k	±0.02 %	P	25
Green	5	×100k	±0.5 %	D	20
Blue	6	×1M	±0.25 %	C	10
Violet	7	×10M	±0.1 %	B	5
Grey	8	×100M	±0.01 %	L	1
White	9	×1G	–	–	–
Gold	–	×0.1	±5 %	J	–
Silver	–	×0.01	±10 %	K	–
Pink	–	×0.001	–	–	–
No band	–	–	±20 %	M	–

Grey as tolerance is ±0.01 % in IEC 60062:2016; older EIA marking (still used by some makers) gives grey ±0.05 %. Some makers use grey as a ×0.001 multiplier instead of pink, and yellow or grey instead of gold or silver on high-voltage resistors. If in doubt, measure.

Which band is which

Bands	1	2	3	4	5	6
3	Digit	Digit	Multiplier	–	–	–
4	Digit	Digit	Multiplier	Tolerance	–	–
5	Digit	Digit	Digit	Multiplier	Tolerance	–
6	Digit	Digit	Digit	Multiplier	Tolerance	Tempco

A 3-band resistor has no tolerance band: ±20 %. Gold and silver are never a first band, so if one end is gold or silver, start reading from the other end.

Yellow Violet Red Gold = 4 7 ×100 = 4.7 kΩ ±5 %
Brown Black Black Red Brown = 1 0 0 ×100 = 10 kΩ ±1 %
Orange Orange Black Brown Brown Red = 3 3 0 ×10 = 3.3 kΩ ±1 %, 50 ppm/K

E12 values (±10 %) with their colour bands

Value	Band 1	Band 2	Band 3 (multiplier) and the resulting value
			Gold ×0.1	Black ×1	Brown ×10	Red ×100	Orange ×1k	Yellow ×10k	Green ×100k
1.0	Brown	Black	1 Ω	10 Ω	100 Ω	1 kΩ	10 kΩ	100 kΩ	1 MΩ
1.2	Brown	Red	1.2 Ω	12 Ω	120 Ω	1.2 kΩ	12 kΩ	120 kΩ	1.2 MΩ
1.5	Brown	Green	1.5 Ω	15 Ω	150 Ω	1.5 kΩ	15 kΩ	150 kΩ	1.5 MΩ
1.8	Brown	Grey	1.8 Ω	18 Ω	180 Ω	1.8 kΩ	18 kΩ	180 kΩ	1.8 MΩ
2.2	Red	Red	2.2 Ω	22 Ω	220 Ω	2.2 kΩ	22 kΩ	220 kΩ	2.2 MΩ
2.7	Red	Violet	2.7 Ω	27 Ω	270 Ω	2.7 kΩ	27 kΩ	270 kΩ	2.7 MΩ
3.3	Orange	Orange	3.3 Ω	33 Ω	330 Ω	3.3 kΩ	33 kΩ	330 kΩ	3.3 MΩ
3.9	Orange	White	3.9 Ω	39 Ω	390 Ω	3.9 kΩ	39 kΩ	390 kΩ	3.9 MΩ
4.7	Yellow	Violet	4.7 Ω	47 Ω	470 Ω	4.7 kΩ	47 kΩ	470 kΩ	4.7 MΩ
5.6	Green	Blue	5.6 Ω	56 Ω	560 Ω	5.6 kΩ	56 kΩ	560 kΩ	5.6 MΩ
6.8	Blue	Grey	6.8 Ω	68 Ω	680 Ω	6.8 kΩ	68 kΩ	680 kΩ	6.8 MΩ
8.2	Grey	Red	8.2 Ω	82 Ω	820 Ω	8.2 kΩ	82 kΩ	820 kΩ	8.2 MΩ

E24 values (±5 %) with their colour bands

Value	Band 1	Band 2	Band 3 (multiplier) and the resulting value
			Gold ×0.1	Black ×1	Brown ×10	Red ×100	Orange ×1k	Yellow ×10k	Green ×100k
1.0	Brown	Black	1 Ω	10 Ω	100 Ω	1 kΩ	10 kΩ	100 kΩ	1 MΩ
1.1	Brown	Brown	1.1 Ω	11 Ω	110 Ω	1.1 kΩ	11 kΩ	110 kΩ	1.1 MΩ
1.2	Brown	Red	1.2 Ω	12 Ω	120 Ω	1.2 kΩ	12 kΩ	120 kΩ	1.2 MΩ
1.3	Brown	Orange	1.3 Ω	13 Ω	130 Ω	1.3 kΩ	13 kΩ	130 kΩ	1.3 MΩ
1.5	Brown	Green	1.5 Ω	15 Ω	150 Ω	1.5 kΩ	15 kΩ	150 kΩ	1.5 MΩ
1.6	Brown	Blue	1.6 Ω	16 Ω	160 Ω	1.6 kΩ	16 kΩ	160 kΩ	1.6 MΩ
1.8	Brown	Grey	1.8 Ω	18 Ω	180 Ω	1.8 kΩ	18 kΩ	180 kΩ	1.8 MΩ
2.0	Red	Black	2 Ω	20 Ω	200 Ω	2 kΩ	20 kΩ	200 kΩ	2 MΩ
2.2	Red	Red	2.2 Ω	22 Ω	220 Ω	2.2 kΩ	22 kΩ	220 kΩ	2.2 MΩ
2.4	Red	Yellow	2.4 Ω	24 Ω	240 Ω	2.4 kΩ	24 kΩ	240 kΩ	2.4 MΩ
2.7	Red	Violet	2.7 Ω	27 Ω	270 Ω	2.7 kΩ	27 kΩ	270 kΩ	2.7 MΩ
3.0	Orange	Black	3 Ω	30 Ω	300 Ω	3 kΩ	30 kΩ	300 kΩ	3 MΩ
3.3	Orange	Orange	3.3 Ω	33 Ω	330 Ω	3.3 kΩ	33 kΩ	330 kΩ	3.3 MΩ
3.6	Orange	Blue	3.6 Ω	36 Ω	360 Ω	3.6 kΩ	36 kΩ	360 kΩ	3.6 MΩ
3.9	Orange	White	3.9 Ω	39 Ω	390 Ω	3.9 kΩ	39 kΩ	390 kΩ	3.9 MΩ
4.3	Yellow	Orange	4.3 Ω	43 Ω	430 Ω	4.3 kΩ	43 kΩ	430 kΩ	4.3 MΩ
4.7	Yellow	Violet	4.7 Ω	47 Ω	470 Ω	4.7 kΩ	47 kΩ	470 kΩ	4.7 MΩ
5.1	Green	Brown	5.1 Ω	51 Ω	510 Ω	5.1 kΩ	51 kΩ	510 kΩ	5.1 MΩ
5.6	Green	Blue	5.6 Ω	56 Ω	560 Ω	5.6 kΩ	56 kΩ	560 kΩ	5.6 MΩ
6.2	Blue	Red	6.2 Ω	62 Ω	620 Ω	6.2 kΩ	62 kΩ	620 kΩ	6.2 MΩ
6.8	Blue	Grey	6.8 Ω	68 Ω	680 Ω	6.8 kΩ	68 kΩ	680 kΩ	6.8 MΩ
7.5	Violet	Green	7.5 Ω	75 Ω	750 Ω	7.5 kΩ	75 kΩ	750 kΩ	7.5 MΩ
8.2	Grey	Red	8.2 Ω	82 Ω	820 Ω	8.2 kΩ	82 kΩ	820 kΩ	8.2 MΩ
9.1	White	Brown	9.1 Ω	91 Ω	910 Ω	9.1 kΩ	91 kΩ	910 kΩ	9.1 MΩ

E96 (±1 %) values need three digits and a 5-band resistor; the colour code calculator shows the nearest E12, E24 and E96 value for any resistance.

Sources (checked 2026-10-31):

Colour code, multipliers, tolerance letters, temperature coefficients (IEC 60062:2016 as given in): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_color_code
E12 and E24 preferred values (IEC 60063): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E_series_of_preferred_numbers

Ohmsums. Indicative values; verify before use.