470 Ω resistor colour code

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

Yellow4Violet7Brown×10Gold±5%

Nominal

470 Ω

470 ohms

Real range at ±5%

446.5 Ω – 493.5 Ω

A gold band allows this much drift.

Series

Held in almost every parts drawer.

Band by band

Band	Colour	Meaning
1	Yellow	1st digit — 4
2	Violet	2nd digit — 7
3	Brown	Multiplier — ×10
4	Gold	Tolerance — ±5%

The same value on a five-band part

Precision resistors carry three significant digits instead of two, so the same 470 Ω looks different.

YellowVioletBlackBrownBrown