Reversible resistor

color code calculator.

Add to
Bidirectional (color favorite
to value & value to
color ).

Standard EIA Decade

Resistor Values

0.51 Ohm

Examp Option 1: to calculate color to value select color of

les of bands and
color select number of color bands: 3
4
5
code
1%
6
resistor
s,
E96
series
Memory
(5
band):

Examp
les of E1
color 2
code 10
5%
%
resistor
s,
E24
series
(4
band):

1 Ohm

1k

1k

2 Ohm

1.02 k

1.1k

3 Ohm

1.05 k

1.2k

4.3 Ohm

1.07 k

1.3k

4.7 Ohm

1.1 k

5.1 Ohm

1.13 k

8.2 Ohm

1.15 k

10 Ohm

1.18 k

Most
popular
resistor
values (by
web search
statistic):
0.1 Ohm

Value in bands:

1.5k

x 10 ,

1.6k

%,

1.8k
2k

E2 E4 E9 E19
4 8 6 2
5 2 1 0.5
% % % %

2.2k

16 Ohm

1.21 k Option 2: to calculate value to color, enter the value

in the form below
1.24 k
RESULT:
1.27 k

18 Ohm

1.3 k

3k

20 Ohm

1.33 k

3.3k

30 Ohm

1.37 k

3.6k

33 Ohm

1.4 k

12 Ohm
15 Ohm

47 Ohm
75 Ohm
100 Ohm
120 Ohm
200 Ohm
220 Ohm
300 Ohm
330 Ohm
470 Ohm
510 Ohm
620 Ohm
1k
1.2k
1.5k
2k

Possibilities of resistor color code calculator.

2.4k
2.7k

3.9k
Resistor color code calculator (above) gives you the
1.43 k opportunity to learn resistor value and its tolerance
4.3k
regardless of how many color bands is contained in its
1.47 k color code. Decoding produced in accordance with
4.7k
IEC 60062 and JIS C 0802 , but if it possible, takes
into account the features of some manufacturers (e.g., 5.1k
1.5k
Vishay) .
1.54 k
5.6k
1.58 k Calculation from color to value: to get the result you 6.2k
should select a number of color bands, and assign a
1.62 k color to each of them. Directly under the resistor the 6.8k
result will be displayed in the form X*10Y Ohm . In
1.65 k the field below (RESULT), the same result will be
7.5k
displayed in the form of Ohm, kOhm or MOhm.
1.69 k
8.2k
Calculation from value to color: if you need to
1.74 k know what color code corresponds to a value of
9.1k
resistance, then: select range (Ohm, kOhm, Mohm)
1.78 k from drop-down menu, enter value in RESULT field 10k
(digit only, e.g. 123, 12.3, 1.23, 0.123), choose
1.82 k tolerance. Color of bands on the resistor image will be 11k
recalculated accordingly. Keep in mind, if you have
1.87 k not choose tolerance, often several options color code 12k
possible (eg 110 ohms, depending on the accuracy,
1.91 k could have 4 or 5 band), but will be offered only one 13k
of them! If you do not specify tolerance, defaults
1.96 k resistor color code will be calculated as follows: first, 15k
the code will be designed for a 5% resistor (4 bands).
If 5% resistor with this value does not exist, will be
2k
16k
calculated code for 1% resistor (5 bands). If 1% does
not exist too ..... you will see the code 0.5% resistor

Table above
contains values of
standard E series.
Table auto - scrolls
to the value,
specified by color
code.
The Electronic
Industries
Association (EIA)
specify standard
values for resistors,
sometimes referred
to as the "preferred
value" system. The
preferred value
system has its
origins in the early
years of the last
century at a time
when most
resistors were
carbon-graphite
with relatively
poor
manufacturing
tolerances. The
rationale is simple
- select values for
components based
on the tolerances
with which they
are able to be
manufactured.

2.2k

2.05 k (even if 0.5% resistor with this value does not exist).

3k

2.1 k

3.9k

2.15 k

4.7k

2.21 k

5.1k

2.26 k

6.8k

2.32 k

10k

2.37 k

15k

2.43 k

20k

2.49 k

22k

2.55 k

24k

2.61 k

100k

2.67 k

1M

2.74 k
2.8 k
2.87 k

18k

In both cases in the information field below , you will 20k

get the message to any number of standard resistance
values applies the resulting value. If the value does not 22k
belong to any of the standard series or the tolerance
does not match the accuracies of standard series,
24k
which belongs to the denomination, then most likely
you make a mistake in determining the color of any 27k
stripe.
Sometimes it is difficult to determine which of the
30k
bands first. In this case, you can help button
"REVERSE". When it clicked, resistor color code is 33k
read in reverse order (from right to left). In most
cases, one variant of color code will definitely wrong, 36k
what message will appear.
39k
In addition, for the convenience of the right table
displays the standard values of the series E12, E24,
43k
E48, E96, E192. Every time you choose a calculator
new color code, table will scroll to the nearest to the 47k
entered value of the standard denominations.
The lower the information field of color calculator
51k
duplicated by words the color bands, or performs the
functions of detector errors, i.e. notify you of errors 56k
and inconsistencies in the code. In case of errors
displayed button "CORRECT". Clicking on this
62k
button color code calculator will offer one of the true
option.
68k

2.94 k You can change the color of bands in resistor color 75k
code calculator by several ways:
3.01 k
82k
choose a color from the drop-down menu
located under the strip
3.09 k
91k
3.16 k

3.24 k
3.32 k
3.4 k

click the "+" and "-" buttons located above the 100k
strip, in this case the increase or decrease by
one digit, which is responsible for the selected 110k
band.
120k
click on the value in the table of EIA values,
and the color of resistor bands is calculated by 130k
matching the value. In this cases the order of
magnitude of resistance remain in the same

Using 10%
tolerance devices
as an example,
suppose that the
first preferred
value is 100 ohms.
It makes little
sense to produce a
105 ohm resistor
since 105 ohms
falls within the
10% tolerance
range of the 100
ohm resistor. The
next reasonable
value is 120 ohms
because the 100
ohm resistor with a
10% tolerance is
expected to have a
value somewhere
between 90 and
110 ohms. The 120
ohm resistor has a
value ranging
between 110 and
130 ohms.
Following this
logic, the preferred
values for 10%
tolerance resistors
between 100 and
1,000 ohms would
be 100, 120, 150,
180, 220, 270, 330
and so on (rounded
appropriately); this
is the E12 series
shown in the table
above. The EIA
"E" series specify
the preferred
values for various
tolerances. The
number following

3.48 k
3.57 k

range as was (kOhm, Ohm...).

click on value in list of examples 5% (column 160k

on the right) and 1% tolerance resistor color
code (on the left ). Color code calculator will 180k
recalculate the color and number of bands in
200k
accordance with the chosen value.

enter value in "RESULT" field and select from 220k

drop-down menu range (Ohm, kOhm, MOhm)
240k
and tolerance.

3.65 k
3.74 k
3.83 k
4.02 k

150k

4.12 k Examples of marking and tables with resistor 270k

4.22 k

color code:

300k

4.32 k

330k

4.42 k

360k

4.53 k

390k

4.64 k

430k

4.75 k

470k

4.87 k

510k

4.99 k

560k

5.11 k

620k

5.23 k

680k

5.36 k

750k

5.49 k

820k

5.62 k
5.76 k
5.90 k

the "E" specifies

the number of
logarithmic steps
per decade. The
values in any
decade can be
derived by merely
dividing or
multiplying the
table entries by
powers of 10.
The series are as
follows:
E6 20% tolerance
(3-band resistor
color code)
E12 10% tolerance
(4-band resistor
color code)
E24 5% tolerance
(4-band resistor
color code)
E48 2% tolerance
(5-band resistor
color code)
E96 1% tolerance
(5-band precision
resistor color
code)
E192 0.5, 0.25,
0.1% and higher
tolerances (5-band
precision resistor
color code) resistors

While the "E"

910k preferred value
lists are the best
way to insure one
1
Mohm is stocking the
optimum number
of values for a
1.1
Mohm given tolerance, a

6.04 k
6.19 k
6.34 k
6.49 k
6.65 k
6.81 k
6.98 k
7.15 k
7.32 k
7.5 k
7.68 k
7.87 k
8.06 k
8.25 k
8.45 k
8.66 k
8.87 k
9.09 k
9.31 k
9.53 k
9.76 k
The
above
are all

1.2
word of caution is
Mohm in order with
respect to what is
actually available
1.3
Mohm in the marketplace
and certain real
world practices.
1.5
Mohm For instance, the
E48 list is often
used as a stock list
1.6
Mohm for 1% resistors for
inventory control
(48 values per
1.8
Mohm decade rather than
96), but this
practice leaves
2
Mohm "holes" or gaps in
one's stock not
covered by
2.2
Mohm tolerance overlap,
an undesirable
practice in a
2.4
Mohm prototype lab (less
of an issue to the
digital designer
2.7
Mohm than to an analog
circuit designer).
The use of the E48
3
Mohm list for inventory
control of 1%
resistors works out
3.3
Mohm well because every
value on the E48
list just happens to
3.6
Mohm also appear on the
E96 list; the holes
are thus
3.9
Mohm symmetrical and
easily filled by
acquisition of one
4.3
Mohm of the other 48
values per decade
being omitted from
4.7
Mohm stock. However,
this is not always

values
from 1
ohm to
10
megoh
ms in
the
standar
d series
E96
(precisi
on
resistor
s).
Accordi
ng to
the
values,
given
in this
column
, color
calcula
tor
calcula
tes the
color
code,
consisti
ng of 5
bands.
If you
need a
color
code of
4
bands,
use the
list
from
series
E24 in
column
on the
right.

5.1
the case as can be
Mohm seen by comparing
the E24 and E96
lists. Nevertheless,
5.6
Mohm many
manufacturers
make every single
6.2
Mohm value on the E24
list in 1% tolerance
even though the
6.8
Mohm practice makes
little mathematical
sense (think about
7.5
Mohm the obvious
tolerance overlap
between the 120
8.2
Mohm and 121 values for
instance). Stocking
only the E24 series
9.1
Mohm in 1% will result in
less symmetrical
holes in stock than
The
above the practice of
are all stocking only the
values E48 series. In any
from event, one should
be aware of these
0.1
ohm to practices to avoid
confusion.
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the
standar
d series
E24. Button "M+":
Accordi It remembers the
ng to color markings of
resistors, which
the
values, you have chosen.
given If you enter a color
in this code from the
column color select menu
or by using the "+"
,
resistor and "-" button,
color then to store the

color code need to

click the "M +"
button. In other
cases the value is
stored
automatically. This
function of color
code calculator
handy if you need
to learn a few
color-coded
resistors. Values
code
with the wrong
calcula
color code
tor
(discrepancy with
calcula
standard resistor
tes the
values or
code,
tolerances) are
consisti
highlighted in red.
ng of 4
Button "MC":
bands.
Clear all color
If you
code from memory
need a
of
color
code of