Resistor Color Coding Worksheet
Resistor Color Code Chart
Colour
Black
Brown
Red
Orange
Yellow
Green
Blue
Purple
Grey
White
Digit
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Multiplier
10
0
10
1
10
2
10
3
10
4
10
5
10
6
10
7
10
8
10
9
Tolerance: Gold 5%, Silver 10%, none 20%
A) Using the international color code above, give the value of the following resistors given the colors.
1. brown, black, orange ________________
2. blue, gray, brown ________________
3. yellow, violet, yellow ________________
4. brown, black, green ________________
6. brown, black, brown ________________
7. Brown, black, black ________________
8. red, red, red ________________
B) Give the color code of the following resistors
1. 1,500 ohm ______________
2. 1,000,000 ohm ______________
3. 330 ohm ______________
4. 470 ohm ______________
5. 2 200 ohm ______________
6. 1000 ohm ______________
7. 100 ohm ______________
8. 150 ohm ______________
C) What would the colours on the resistor be if the resistance of the resistor was 6800 Ω ± 10%?
A) Red, blue, grey, black C) Blue, grey, black, black
B) Red, blue, red, silver D) Blue, grey, red, silver
