ELEC-02001 Group Assignment
Option 3 – Four-Band Resistor Colour Code Table
Reference: Colour Code Chart
Colour Digit Multiplier Tolerance
Black 0 x1 (10^0) —
Brown 1 x10 (10^1) +/-1%
Red 2 x100 (10^2) +/-2%
Orange 3 x1 kOhm (10^3) —
Yellow 4 x10 kOhm (10^4) —
Green 5 x100 kOhm (10^5) +/-0.5%
Blue 6 x1 MOhm (10^6) +/-0.25%
Violet 7 x10 MOhm (10^7) +/-0.1%
Gray 8 x100 MOhm (10^8) —
White 9 — —
Gold — x0.1 +/-5%
Silver — x0.01 +/-10%
None — — +/-20%
Completed Four-Band Resistor Colour Code Table
All values calculated using the standard colour code. Green highlighting = rows where only range was
given (value back-calculated from midpoint).
# Resistor Colour Code Value & Tolerance Acceptable Range
Tolerance Value
1 Brown, Black, Red, Silver 1 kOhm +/-10% 100 Ohm 900 Ohm to 1.1 kOhm
2 Brown, Green, Orange, None 15 kOhm +/-20% 3 kOhm 12 kOhm to 18 kOhm
3 Violet, Green, Brown, Silver 750 Ohm +/-10% 75 Ohm 675 Ohm to 825 Ohm
4 Blue, Yellow, Black, Silver 64 Ohm +/-10% 6.4 Ohm 57.6 Ohm to 70.4 Ohm
— Gray, Red, Black, Gold 82 Ohm +/-5% 4.1 Ohm 77.9 Ohm to 86.1 Ohm
5 Brown, Black, Blue, Gold 10 MOhm +/-5% 500 kOhm 9.5 MOhm to 10.5 MOhm
6 White, Green, Gold, Brown 9.5 Ohm +/-1% 0.095 Ohm 9.405 Ohm to 9.595 Ohm
7 Yellow, Violet, Black, Red 47 Ohm +/-2% 0.94 Ohm 46.06 Ohm to 47.94 Ohm
8 Brown, Black, Brown, Brown 100 Ohm +/-1% 1 Ohm 99 Ohm to 101 Ohm
9 Red, Red, Red, Silver 2.2 kOhm +/-10% 220 Ohm 1.98 kOhm to 2.42 kOhm
10 Green, Brown, Yellow, None 510 kOhm +/-20% 102 kOhm 408 kOhm to 612 kOhm
11 Orange, Black, Orange, None 30 kOhm +/-20% 6 kOhm 24 kOhm to 36 kOhm
12 Blue, Red, Brown, Red 620 Ohm +/-2% 12.4 Ohm 607.6 Ohm to 632.4 Ohm
13 Brown, Brown, Red, Silver 1.1 kOhm +/-10% 110 Ohm 990 Ohm to 1.21 kOhm
14 Green, Blue, Orange, None 56 kOhm +/-20% 11.2 kOhm 44.8 kOhm to 67.2 kOhm
15 Red, Violet, Orange, Brown 27 kOhm +/-1% 270 Ohm 26.73 kOhm to 27.27 kOhm
16 Violet, Green, Orange, None 75 kOhm +/-20% 15 kOhm 60 kOhm to 90 kOhm
17 Orange, Orange, Brown, Silver 330 Ohm +/-10% 33 Ohm 297 Ohm to 363 Ohm
18 Brown, Black, Orange, None 10 kOhm +/-20% 2 kOhm 8 kOhm to 12 kOhm
19 Yellow, Orange, Red, None 4.3 kOhm +/-20% 860 Ohm 3.44 kOhm to 5.16 kOhm
20 Brown, Orange, Yellow, Gold 130 kOhm +/-5% 6.5 kOhm 123.5 kOhm to 136.5 kOhm
21 Brown, Red, Red, Gold 1.2 kOhm +/-5% 60 Ohm 1.14 kOhm to 1.26 kOhm
22 Violet, Green, Red, Red 7.5 kOhm +/-2% 150 Ohm 7.35 kOhm to 7.65 kOhm
23 Red, Red, Brown, Silver 220 Ohm +/-10% 22 Ohm 198 Ohm to 242 Ohm
24 White, Brown, Brown, Brown 910 Ohm +/-1% 9.1 Ohm 900.9 Ohm to 919.1 Ohm
25 Brown, Gray, Green, Silver 1.8 MOhm +/-10% 180 kOhm 1.62 MOhm to 1.98 MOhm
Working – Sample Calculations
Below is a step-by-step walkthrough for selected rows to demonstrate the method. The same procedure
applies to all rows.
Example 1 – Row 1: Brown, Black, Red, Silver
Band 1 (Brown) = 1 | Band 2 (Black) = 0 | Multiplier (Red) = x100 | Tolerance (Silver) = +/-10%
Value = (10) x 100 = 1,000 Ohms Tolerance value = 1,000 x 0.10 = 100 Ohms
Range = 900 Ohms to 1,100 Ohms
Example 2 – Row 3: Violet, Green, Brown, Silver
Band 1 (Violet) = 7 | Band 2 (Green) = 5 | Multiplier (Brown) = x10 | Tolerance (Silver) = +/-10%
Value = (75) x 10 = 750 Ohms Tolerance value = 750 x 0.10 = 75 Ohms
Range = 675 Ohms to 825 Ohms
Example 3 – Row 9: Value and tolerance given (2.2 kOhm +/-10%)
Tolerance value = 2,200 x 0.10 = 220 Ohms
Range = 1,980 Ohms to 2,420 Ohms
Colour codes derived: Red (2), Red (2), Red (x100), Silver (+/-10%) --> Red, Red, Red, Silver
Example 4 – Row 13: Range only given (990 Ohms to 1,210 Ohms)
Nominal value = (990 + 1,210) / 2 = 1,100 Ohms
Tolerance value = (1,210 - 990) / 2 = 110 Ohms
Tolerance % = 110 / 1,100 x 100 = 10% --> Silver band
Colour codes: Brown (1), Red (1), Red (x100), Silver (+/-10%) --> Brown, Red, Red, Silver
ELEC-02001 | Group Assignment – Option 3