Online Resistor Calculator

Online Resistor Calculator

Professional tool to easily calculate resistor resistance from color bands

Resistor Calculator

Select the corresponding color of the resistor by clicking on the value box

Band 1 Band 2 Band 3 Band 4
MSV LSV Multiplier Tolerance

Resistor Analysis

Precision: Common
Nominal Resistance
1,000 Ω ± 5% ±5%
Kilo-ohms: 1.0 kΩ ± 5%
Mega-ohms: 0.001 MΩ ± 5%

Tolerance Range

950 Ω
1,000 Ω
1,050 Ω
Color Code:
EIA Series: E3
Recommended Power: 1/4W (typical)

Online Resistor Code Calculator is a free software to easily calculate resistor resistance from colors.

Resistor Reference Table 4 Bands

Color Color Band 1 Band 2 Multiplier Tolerance
Black Black 0 0 x 1Ω
Brown Brown 1 1 x 10Ω
Red Red 2 2 x 100Ω
Orange Orange 3 3 x 1KΩ
Yellow Yellow 4 4 x 10KΩ
Green Green 5 5 x 100KΩ
Blue Blue 6 6 x 1MΩ
Violet Violet 7 7 x 10MΩ
Grey Gray 8 8 x 100MΩ
White White 9 9 x 1GΩ
Gold Gold ±5%
Silver Silver ±10%

Select the corresponding color of the resistor by clicking on the value box

Band 1 Band 2 Band 3 Band 4 Band 5
MSV LSV LSN Multiplier Tolerance

Resistor Analysis (5 Bands)

Precision: High Precision
Nominal Resistance
1,000 Ω ± 1% ±1%
Kilo-ohms: 1.0 kΩ ± 1%
Mega-ohms: 0.001 MΩ ± 1%

Tolerance Range

990 Ω
1,000 Ω
1,010 Ω
Color Code:
EIA Series: E96
Recommended Power: 1/4W (typical)

Online Resistor Code Calculator is a free software to easily calculate resistor resistance from colors.

Resistor Reference Table 5 Bands

Color Color 1st Band 2nd Band 3rd Band Multiplier Tolerance
Black Black 0 0 0 x 1Ω
Brown Brown 1 1 1 x 10Ω ± 1%
Red Red 2 2 2 x 100Ω ± 2%
Orange Orange 3 3 3 x 1KΩ
Yellow Yellow 4 4 4 x 10KΩ
Green Green 5 5 5 100KΩ ± 0.5%
Blue Blue 6 6 6 x 1MΩ ± 0.25%
Violet Violet 7 7 7 x 10MΩ ± 0.1%
Gray Gray 8 8 8 x 100MΩ ± 0.05%
White White 9 9 9 x 1GΩ
Gold Gold ± 5%
Silver Silver ± 10%

Select the corresponding color of the resistor by clicking on the value box

Band 1 Band 2 Band 3 Band 4 Band 5 Band 6
MSV LSV LSN Multiplier Tolerance Temp. Coeff.

Resistor Analysis (6 Bands)

Precision: High Precision
Nominal Resistance
1,000 Ω ± 1% 100ppm/°C ±1%
Kilo-ohms: 1.0 kΩ ± 1% 100ppm/°C
Mega-ohms: 0.001 MΩ ± 1% 100ppm/°C

Tolerance Range

990 Ω
1,000 Ω
1,010 Ω
Color Code:
EIA Series: E96
Temp. Coefficient: 100ppm/°C

Online Resistor Code Calculator is a free software to easily calculate resistor resistance from colors.

Resistor Reference Table 6 Bands

Color Color 1st Band 2nd Band 3rd Band 4th Band 5th Band 6th Band
Black Black 0 0 0 x 1Ω 200 ppm/°C
Brown Brown 1 1 1 x 10Ω ± 1% 100 ppm/°C
Red Red 2 2 2 x 100Ω ± 2% 50 ppm/°C
Orange Orange 3 3 3 x 1KΩ 15 ppm/°C
Yellow Yellow 4 4 4 x 10KΩ 25 ppm/°C
Green Green 5 5 5 x 100KΩ ± 0.5% 20 ppm/°C
Blue Blue 6 6 6 x 1MΩ ± 0.25% 10 ppm/°C
Violet Violet 7 7 7 x 10MΩ ± 0.1% 5 ppm/°C
Gray Gray 8 8 8 x 100MΩ ± 0.05%
White White 9 9 9 x 1GΩ
Gold Gold x 0.1Ω ± 5%
Silver Silver x 0.01Ω ± 10%
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