Resistor colour code

ccode.gif - 10Kb The value of most resistors is shown by a pattern of coloured rings. These are read starting from the band closest to an end. The colours are internationally defined as listed below. Alas, the precise meaning of 'red' or 'blue' is not, so some variation in the actual colours used does occur. As a result one manufacturer's brown looks like another's orange. When in doubt use a meter to measure the value.

Remember that the colours you see here depend upon the monitor and screen mode being displayed by your computer!


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