1 μF (microfarad) = 10−6 farad
1 nF (nanofarad) = 10−9 farad
1 pf (picofarad) = 10−12 farad
1000 pF = 1nF = 0.001μF
In the above calculator,
- Maximum Voltage is given for a Type L – Polyester Capacitors.
- Refer below table for Tolerance (T) < 10pf,
| Color | Digit A | Digit B | Multiplier D | Tolerance (T)> 10pf | Tolerance (T)<10pf |
| Black | 0 | 0 | x1 | ± 20% | ± 2.0pf |
| Brown | 1 | 1 | x10 | ±1% | ± 0.1pf |
| Red | 2 | 2 | x100 | ± 2% | ± 0.25pf |
| Orange | 3 | 3 | x1000 (1k) | ± 3% | |
| Yellow | 4 | 4 | x100, 000 (10k) | ± 4% | |
| Green | 5 | 5 | x1000,000 (100k) | ± 5% | ± 0.5pf |
| Blue | 6 | 6 | |||
| Violet | 7 | 7 | |||
| Grey | 8 | 8 | x0.01 | +80%, -20% | |
| White | 9 | 9 | x0.1 | ± 10% | ± 1.0pf |
| Gold | x0.1 | ± 5% | |||
| Silver | x0.01 | ± 10% |