470 kΩ resistor colour code

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

Yellow4Violet7Yellow×10 kGold±5%

Nominal

470 kΩ

470,000 ohms

Real range at ±5%

446.5 kΩ – 493.5 kΩ

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	Yellow	Multiplier — ×10 k
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 kΩ looks different.

YellowVioletBlackYellowBrown