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Four Bands

4.7 MΩ resistor colour code

Four bands: Yellow · Violet · Green · Gold. The first two give the digits, the third multiplies, the fourth states how far off the real part may be.

47×100000±5
Yellow4Violet7Green×100 kGold±5%

Nominal

4.7 MΩ

4,700,000 ohms

Real range at ±5%

4.465 MΩ – 4.935 MΩ

A gold band allows this much drift.

Series

E6

Held in almost every parts drawer.


Band by band

BandColourMeaning
1Yellow1st digit — 4
2Violet2nd digit — 7
3GreenMultiplier — ×100 k
4GoldTolerance — ±5%

The same value on a five-band part

Precision resistors carry three significant digits instead of two, so the same 4.7 MΩ looks different.

YellowVioletBlackGreenBrown