Chip Inductors - Color Coding

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0603 and 0805 Series

Because of their small size, these parts are marked with a single color dot. The inductance value represented by the dot is shown on the data page for each series.

All 1008, 1206 and 1812 Series

These parts are marked with 3 color dots. The table at right   shows the significance of each color.

Dots 1 and 2 indicate the inductance in nanoHenries.

Dot 3 indicates the number of zeroes to be added.

Examples:
Gray Red Black = 82 nH
Brown Red Brown = 120 nH
Yellow, Violet, Red = 4700 nH

Values below 10 nH

On these parts, the third dot is not a multiplier. Refer to the table below for the specific inductance values represented by the color dots.

   0 = Black
   1 = Brown
   2 = Red
   3 = Orange
   4 = Yellow
   5 = Green
   6 = Blue
   7 = Violet
   8 = Gray
   9 = White