RESISTOR COLOR CODE MARKING
(MIL-STD RESISTORS)
AXIAL-LEAD RESISTORS
RADIAL-LEAD RESISTORS
(INSULATED)
(UNINSULATED)
RESISTOR COLOR CODE
BAND A OR BODY*
BAND B OR END*
BAND C OR DOT OR BAND*
BAND O OR END*
FIRST
SECOND
RESISTANC
E
COLOR
SIGNIFICANT
COLOR
SIGNIFICANT
COLOR
MULTIPLIER
COLOR
TOLERANCE
FIGURE
FIGURE
(PERCENT)
BLACK
0
BLACK
0
BLACK
1
BODY
20
BROWN
I
BROWN
1
BROWN
10
SILVER
10
RED
2
RED
2
RED
100
GOLD
5
ORANGE
3
ORANGE
3
ORANGE
1,000
YELLOW
4
YELLOW
4
YELLOW
10,000
GREEN
5
GREEN
5
GREEN
100,000
BLUE
6
BLUE
6
BLUE
1,000,000
PURPLE
7
PURPLE
7
(VIOLET)
(VIOLET)
GRAY
8
GRAY
8
GOLD
0.1
WHITE
9
WHITE
9
SILVER
0.01
*FOR WIRE-WOUND-TYPE RESISTORS, BAND A SHALL BE DOUBLE-WIDTH.
WHEN BODY COLOR IS THE SAME AS THE DOT (OR BAND) OR END COLOR,
THE COLORS ARE DIFFERENTIATED BY SHADE, GLOSS, OR OTHER MEANS.
EXAMPLES (BAND MARKING):
EXAMPLES (BODY MARKING):
10 OHMS 20 PERCENT: BROWN BAND A; BLACK BAND B;
10 OHMS 20 PERCENT: BROWN BODY; BLACK END; BLACK DOT
BLACK BAND C; NO BAND D. '
OR BAND; BODY COLOR ON TOLERANCE END.
4.7 OHMS 5 PERCENT: YELLOW BAND A; PURPLE BAND B,
3,000 OHMS 10 PERCENT: ORANGE BODY. BLACK END, RED
DOT
GOLD BAND C; GOLD BAND D.
OR BAND; SILVER END.
STO-R1
Figure 42. Resistor color code.
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