One of the first things you learn in electronics is how to identify a resistor’s value. Through-hole resistors have color codes, and that’s generally where beginners begin. But why are they ...

As explained by Arduino to Go, each color band on the resistor corresponds to a number but this can differ depending on the band's placement. It's not complicated, but the sheer number of colors ...

Some people look at a venerable resource like resistor color code charts and see something tried and true, but to [Andrew Jeddeloh], there’s room for improvement. A search for a more intuitive ...

This is part of Electronic Design's 70th Anniversary series. Color coding is a common way to provide easy identification of characteristics like the resistance value of a resistor.

"I was talking to Mat Metts about fun ways to read resistor color codes." Metts created a delightful double resistor poster.