Capacitor Color Codes |
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| Color | 1st Digital (A) | 2nd Digital (B) | Multiplier (C) | Tolerance (D) |
| Black | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20% |
| Brown | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1% |
| Red | 2 | 2 | 100 | 2% |
| Orange | 3 | 3 | 1,000 | 3% |
| Yellow | 4 | 4 | 10,000 | 4% |
| Green | 5 | 5 | 100,000 | 5% |
| Blue | 6 | 6 | 1,000,000 | 6% |
| Violet | 7 | 7 | 10,000,000 | 7% |
| Gray | 8 | 8 | 100,000,000 | 8% |
| White | 9 | 9 | 1,000,000,000 | 9% |
| Gold | - | - | 0.1 (EIA) | 5% |
| Silver | - | - | 0.01 (EIA) | 10% |
| No Color | - | - | - | 20% |
Ceramic Capacitor Color Codes |
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| Color | Decimal Multiplier (C) | Tolerance (D) - Above 10pf - |
Tolerance (D) - Below 10pf - |
Temp Coef ppm/°C |
| Black | 1 | 20 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Brown | 10 | 1 | - | -30 |
| Red | 100 | 2 | - | -80 |
| Orange | 1000 | - | - | -150 |
| Yellow | - | - | - | -220 |
| Green | - | 5 | 0.5 | -330 |
| Blue | - | - | - | -470 |
| Violet | - | - | - | -750 |
| Gray | 0.01 | - | .25 | 30 |
| White | 0.1 | 10 | 1.0 | 500 |
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Ceramic disc capacitors are usually labeled. If the number is <1, then the value is picofarads. If the number is >1, the value is microfarads. |
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Capacitor Diagrams |
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| Mica Capacitor |  |