Determining resistance using the resistance color code table
Resistance determination (4 rings) for carbon film resistors
| Ringfarbe | 1. Ring | 2. Ring | 3. Ring (Multiplikator) | 4. Ring (Toleranz) | |
| schwarz | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| braun | 1 | 1 | × 10 | 1 % | |
| rot | 2 | 2 | × 100 | 2 % | |
| orange | 3 | 3 | × 1000 | - | |
| gelb | 4 | 4 | × 10000 | - | |
| grün | 5 | 5 | × 100000 | 0,5 % | |
| blau | 6 | 6 | × 1000000 | 0,25 % | |
| violett | 7 | 7 | × 10000000 | 0,1 % | |
| grau | 8 | 8 | - | - | |
| weiß | 9 | 9 | - | - | |
| gold | - | - | × 0,1 | 5 % | |
| silber | - | - | × 0,01 | 10 % | |
Resistance determination (5 rings) for metal film resistors
| Ringfarbe | 1. Ring | 2. Ring | 3. Ring | 4. Ring (Multiplikator) | 5. Ring (Toleranz) | |
| schwarz | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| braun | 1 | 1 | 1 | × 10 | 1 % | |
| rot | 2 | 2 | 2 | × 100 | 2 % | |
| orange | 3 | 3 | 3 | × 1000 | - | |
| gelb | 4 | 4 | 4 | × 10000 | - | |
| grün | 5 | 5 | 5 | × 100000 | 0,5 % | |
| blau | 6 | 6 | 6 | × 1000000 | 0,25 % | |
| violett | 7 | 7 | 7 | × 10000000 | 0,1 % | |
| grau | 8 | 8 | 8 | - | - | |
| weiß | 9 | 9 | 9 | - | - | |
| gold | - | - | - | × 0,1 | 5 % | |
| silber | - | - | - | × 0,01 | 10 % | |
Note: The colours gold and silver contain metal pigments that are not liked on high-voltage resistors. For this reason, 5% yellow instead of gold and 10% white instead of silver applies to the tolerance rings.