Tantalum Capacitor Color Codes

Tantalum Capacitor Color Codes
Charts	Color	Color	1st Figure	2nd Figure	Multiplier	Voltage
		Black		0	1	10
		Brown	1	1	10
		Red	2	2	100
		Orange	3	3
Parallel Capacitance Math: C_T = C₁ + C₂ + C₃ Series Capacitance Math: 1/C_T = 1/C₁ + 1/C₂ + 1/C₃		Yellow	4	4		6.3
		Green	5	5		16
		Blue	6	6		20
		Violet	7	7
		Grey	8	8	0.01	25
		White	9	9	0.1	3
		Pink				35

Mica Capacitor Values
Charts	Value	Multiplier	Letter	Tolerance
	0	1	B	± 0.1pF
	1	10	C	± 0.25pF
	2	100	D	± 0.5pF
	3	1,000	F	± 1%
	4	10,000	G	± 2%
	5	100,000	H	± 3%
Parallel Capacitance Math: C_T = C₁ + C₂ + C₃ Series Capacitance Math: 1/C_T = 1/C₁ + 1/C₂ + 1/C₃			J	± 5%
	8	0.01	K	± 10%
	9	0.1	M	± 20%

Capacitor Code Guide

VALUE TYPE CODE VALUE TYPE CODE

1.5pF Ceramic 1,000pF / .001uF Ceramic / Mylar 102

3.3pF Ceramic 1,500pF / .0015uF Ceramic / Mylar 152

10pF Ceramic 2,000pF / .002uF Ceramic / Mylar 202

15pF Ceramic 2,200pF / .0022uF Ceramic / Mylar 222

20pF Ceramic 4,700pF / .0047uF Ceramic / Mylar 472

30pF Ceramic 5,000pF / .005uF Ceramic / Mylar 502

33pF Ceramic 5,600pF / .0056uF Ceramic / Mylar 562

47pF Ceramic 6,800pF / .0068uF Ceramic / Mylar 682

56pF Ceramic .01 Ceramic / Mylar 103

68pF Ceramic .015 Mylar

75pF Ceramic .02 Mylar 203

82pF Ceramic .022 Mylar 223

91pF Ceramic .033 Mylar 333

100pF Ceramic 101 .047 Mylar 473

120pF Ceramic 121 .05 Mylar 503

130pF Ceramic 131 .056 Mylar 563

150pF Ceramic 151 .068 Mylar 683

180pF Ceramic 181 .1 Mylar 104

220pF Ceramic 221 .2 Mylar 204

330pF Ceramic 331 .22 Mylar 224

470pF Ceramic 471 .33 Mylar 334

560pF Ceramic 561 .47 Mylar 474

680pF Ceramic 681 .56 Mylar 564

750pF Ceramic 751 1 Mylar 105

820pF Ceramic 821 2 Mylar 205

Usually the first two digits of the code represent part of the value; the third digit corresponds to the number of zeros to be added to the first two digits. This is the value in pf.

General Capacitance Codebreaker Charts

pico-farad (pF)	nano-farad (nF)	micro-farad (mF,uF or mfd)	capacitance code
1000	1 or 1n	0.001	102
1500	1.5 or 1n5	0.0015	152
2200	2.2 or 2n2	0.0022	222
3300	3.3 or 3n3	0.0033	332
4700	4.7 or 4n7	0.0047	472
6800	6.8 or 6n8	0.0068	682
10000	10 or 10n	0.01	103
15000	15 or 15n	0.015	153
22000	22 or 22n	0.022	223
33000	33 or 33n	0.033	333
47000	47 or 47n	0.047	473
68000	68 or 68n	0.068	683
100000	100 or 100n	0.1	104
150000	150 or 150n	0.15	154
220000	220 or 220n	0.22	224
330000	330 or 330n	0.33	334
470000	470 or 470n	0.47	474

For Values below 1000pF, use the above chart as an example, but read the codes for each value as below. The end column (for mmfd) is included for reference only, as these figures are now regarded as unwieldy to use in schematics and parts lists, but you may still come across them in older printed materials such as Technical and Service Manuals for older equipment, and even in older ARRL and RSGB handbooks.