How to Read a Resistor

Resistors are color coded with markings or bands that allow you to quickly identify resistance values and tolerance. Watch this video to learn more about how to read a resistor.
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Oh my God, how I hate reading these things. Thanks for explaining it step by step!
The colors on the resistors I have are all evenly spaced, so I have to start reading at the side that doesn't have a gold or silver colored band

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These all resistance value colors below:
Value. Color. Multiplier (x10) Tolerance
0. Black 0
1. Brown 1 1 %
2. Red 2 2%
3. Orange 3
4. Yellow 4
5. Green 5 0.5%
6. Blue 6 0.25%
7. Purple/Violet 7 0.1%
8. Grey 8 0.05%
9. White 9
10. Gold -1 5%
11. Silver -2 10%
12. No color --- 20%
For example of 4 band or 5 band color of a resistor:
For 4 band color:
10 Ω with tolerance is 5%
(brown - black - black - gold)
47 Ω with tolerance is 5%
(yellow - purple/violet - black - gold)
560 Ω with tolerance 5%
(green - blue - brown - gold)
5.100 Ω (5,1k/5K1Ω) with tolerance is 5%
(green - brown - red - gold)
15.000 Ω (15kΩ) with tolerance is 5%
(brown - green - orange - gold)
270.000 Ω (270kΩ) with tolerance is 5%
(red - purple/violet - yellow - gold)
2.000.000 Ω (2MΩ) with tolerance is 5%
(red - black - green -gold)
12.000.000 Ω (12MΩ) with tolerance is 5%
(brown - red - blue - gold)
240.000.000 Ω (240MΩ) with tolerance is 5%
(red - yellow - purple/violet - gold)
1.000.000.000 Ω (1GΩ) with tolerance is 5%
(brown - black - grey - gold)
47.000.000.000 Ω (47GΩ) with tolerance is 5%
(yellow - purple/violet - white - gold)
For 5 band color:
47 Ω with tolerance is 1%
(yellow - purple/violet - black - silver - brown)
390 Ω with tolerance is 2%
(oramge - white - black - black - red)
2.200 Ω (2,2k/2K2Ω) with tolerance is 1%
(red - red - black - brown - brown)
51.000 Ω (51kΩ) with tolerance is 1%
(green - brown - black - red - brown)
470.000 Ω (470kΩ) with tolerance 2%
(yellow - purple/violet - black - orange - red)
1.500.000 Ω (1,5MΩ) with tolerance is 2%
(brown - green - black - yellow - red)
15.000.000 Ω (15MΩ) with tolerance is 1%
(brown - green - black - green - brown)
470.000.000 Ω (470MΩ) with tolerance is 1%
(yellow - purple/violet - black - blue - brown)
1.500.000.000 Ω (1,5GΩ) with tolerance is 2%
(brown - green - black - purple/violet - red)
56.000.000.000 Ω (56GΩ) with tolerance is 1%
(green - blue - black - grey - brown)
470.000.000.000 Ω (470GΩ) with tolerance is 2%
(yellow - purple/violet - black - white - red)

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Could it be with 4 bands how you calculate it please?
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I have resistors that have no space different in between. So how do i know which is the first band?

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I have two resisters. Both have 5 bands, no spaces, and only slightly different colors. Yet, I know one is 1K ohm and the other is 10K ohm. How do I know which is which since there is no directionality and the colors are ridiculously close to each other. One looks like brown, brown, black, black, brown. The other looks like brown, red, black, black, brown.

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