Inductor Color Code Chart

There are two types of inductor color coding. Each have different number of color bands and provide different information. This is illustrated in the table below:
Results are in uH
resistor
resistor
4-band color code
2 digits, multiplier, tolerance
270uH (+ or - 5%)
Military type
1st Military identifier, 2 digits (1st & 2nd band in chart), multiplier, tolerance
6.8uH (+ or - 5%)
COLOR 1st BAND 2nd BAND MULTIPLIER TOLERANCE
BLACK 0 0 1 +-20%
BROWN 1 1 10 Military +-1%
RED 2 2 100 Military +-2%
ORANGE 3 3 1,000 Military +-3%
YELLOW 4 4 10,000 Military +-4%
GREEN 5 5    
BLUE 6 6    
VIOLET 7 7    
GREY 8 8    
WHITE 9 9    
NONE        
GOLD     0.1 / Mil. Dec. Pt. Both +- 5%
SILVER     0.01 Both +-10%

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Select the unit to convert from in the input units list. Select the unit to convert to in the output units list. Enter the value to convert from into the input box on the left. The conversion result will immediately appear in the output box.