Capacitor Color Code Calculator

1 μF (microfarad) = 10−6 farad

1 nF (nanofarad) = 109 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%