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Resistor colour Code

5 Band Resistor - Value shown 120,000 Ohms Tolerence 2%

resistor 5-band

Colour

1st Band

2nd Band

3rd Band

Multiplier
Band

Tolerance
Band

Black

0

0

0

Brown

1

1

1

1

+/- 1%

Red

2

2

2

2

+/- 2%

Orange

3

3

3

3

+/- 0.5%

Yellow

4

4

4

4

+/- 0.25%

Green

5

5

5

5

+/- 0.1%

Blue

5

5

5

%

+/- 0.05%

Violet

7

7

7

Gold 5%

Grey

8

8

8

x 0.1*

Silver 10%

White

9

9

9

x 0.01*

None 20%

resistor 4-band

4 Band Resistor - Value shown 27,000 Ohms Tolerence 10%

*Not often used