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These are colour codes commonly found in resistors and capacitors. <\/b><\/p>\n

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Colour <\/th>\nFirst Digit<\/th>\nSecond Digit<\/th>\nThird Digit<\/th>\nMultiplier<\/th>\nTolerance<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
black<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
brown<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n10<\/span><\/td>\n1.00%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
red<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n100<\/span><\/td>\n2.00%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
orange<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n1000<\/span><\/td>\n <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
yellow<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n10000<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
green<\/span><\/td>\n5<\/span><\/td>\n5<\/span><\/td>\n5<\/span><\/td>\n100000<\/span><\/td>\n <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
blue<\/span><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/td>\n1000000<\/span><\/td>\n <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
violet<\/span><\/td>\n7<\/span><\/td>\n7<\/span><\/td>\n7<\/span><\/td>\n10000000<\/span><\/td>\n <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
grey<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n100000000<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
white<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n1000000000<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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gold<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n0.1<\/td>\n5.00%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
silver<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n0.01<\/td>\n10.00%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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These are colour codes commonly found in resistors and capacitors. 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