Resistor Color Codes

Color		Value	Multiplier	Tolerance
Black		0	1
Brown		1	10	±1%
Red		2	102	±2%
Orange		3	103
Yellow		4	104
Green		5	105
Blue		6	106
Violet		7	107
Gray		8	108
White		9	109
Gold			10-1	±5%
Silver			10-2	±10%
Pink			10-3

Resistor Standard Values with 10% Tolerance (E12)

1.0	10	100	1.0K	10K	100K	1.0M
1.2	12	120	1.2K	12K	120K	1.2M
1.5	15	150	1.5K	15K	150K	1.5M
1.8	18	180	1.8K	18K	180K	1.8M
2.2	22	220	2.2K	22K	220K	2.2M
2.7	27	270	2.7K	27K	270K	2.7M
3.3	33	330	3.3K	33K	330K	3.3M
3.9	39	390	3.9K	39K	390K	3.9M
4.7	47	470	4.7K	47K	470K	4.7M
5.6	56	560	5.6K	56K	560K	5.6M
6.8	68	680	6.8K	68K	680K	6.8M
8.2	82	820	8.2K	82K	820K	8.2M

Capacitor Codes

If a capacitor has only a two digit number then that is the value in picofarads. If it has a three digit number then the last digit is the power of 10 multiplier. Some examples are below.

104 → 0.1μF = 100nF
103 → 0.01μF = 10nF
102 → 0.001μF = 1nF
101 → 0.0001μF = 100pF
100 → 10pF
220 → 22pF
330 → 33pF
470 → 47pF

Capacitor tolerance is designated by a letter following the number. The letters are as follows:
D 0.5%
F 1%
G 2%
H 3%
J 5%
K 10%
M 20%
Z +80/-20%

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