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Common Values of Resistors and Capacitors

Color Code Table
Color1st &2nd
Color Band		3rd Color Band Multiplier4th Color BandTolerance
Black 01None±20%
Brown 110Silver ±10%
Red 2100Gold ±5%
Orange 31,000  
Yellow 410,000  
Green 5100,000  
Blue 61,000,000  
Violet 7   
Gray 8   
White 9   

Common Resistor Values ( in Ohms)
10 100 1 K 10 K 100 K 1.0 M 10 M
12 120 1.2 K 12 K 120 K 1.2 M  
15 150 1.5 K 15 K 150 K 1.5 M  
18 180 1.8 K 18 K 180 K 1.8 M  
22 220 2.2 K 22 K 220 K 2.2 M  
27 270 2.7 K 27 K 270 K 2.7 M  
33 330 3.3 K 33 K 330 K 3.3 M  
39 390 3.9 K 39 K 390 K 3.9 M  
47 470 4.7 K 47 K 470 K 4.7M  
56 560 5.6 K 56 K 560 K 5.6 M  
68 680 6.8 K 68 K 680 K    
82 820 8.2 K 82 K 820 K    
91 910 9.1 K 91 K 910 K    

Common Capacitor Values
10 pFd 22 pFd 33 pFd 47 pFd
100 pFd 220 pFd 330 pFd 470 pFd
1000 pFd 2200 pFd 3300 pFd 4700 pFd
0.01 µFd 0.022 µFd 0.033 µFd 0.047 µFd
0.1µFd 0.22 µFd 0.33 µFd 0 .47 µFd
1 µFd 2.2 µFd 3.3 µFd 4.7 µFd
10 µFd 22 µFd 33µFd 47 µFd
10 µFd 100 µFd 330 µFd 470 µFd