CAPACITOR COLOR CODE MARKING
(MIL-STD CAPACITORS)
CAPACITOR COLOR CODE
1
2
MULTIPLIER
CHARACTERISTIC
TOLERANCE
TEMPERATURE
SIG
NUMBER
COEFFICIENT
COLOR
FIG.
DECIMAL
OF
CM
CN
CB
CK
CM
CN
CB
CC
(UUF/UF/*C)
ZEROS
OVER
IOUUF
IOUUF
OR LESS
CC
BLACK
0
1
NONE
A
20
20
20
20
2
ZERO
BROWN
1
10
1
B
E
B
W
1
-30
RED
2
100
2
C
H
X
2
2
2
-80
ORANGE
3
1,000
3
D
J
D
30
-150
YELLOW
4
10,000
4
E
P
-220
GREEN
5
5
F
R
5
0.5
-330
BLUE
6
6
S
-470
PURPLE
7
7
T
W
-750
(VIOLET)
GRAY
8
8
X
0.25
+30
3
WHITE
9
9
10
1
-300(500)
GOLD
0.1
5
5
+100
SILVER
0.01
10
10
10
1. LETTERS ARE IN TYPE DESIGNATIONS GIVEN IN MIL-C SPECIFICATIONS.
2. IN PERCENT, EXCEPT IN UUF FOR CC-TYPE CAPACITORS OF 10 UUF OR LESS
3. INTENDED FOR USE IN CIRCUITS NOT REQUIRING COMPENSATION.
Figure 43. Capacitor color code.
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