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# Long description

This table contains five columns. The first column gives a colour. The other four columns describe what that colour means in each of the four band positions.

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Colour | Band 1 First digit | Band 2 Second digit | Band 3 Multiplier | Band 4 Tolerance
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Black | 0 | 0 | × 1 (× 1) | –
Brown | 1 | 1 | × 10 (× 10) | 1%
Red | 2 | 2 | × 100 (× 100) | 2%
Orange | 3 | 3 | × 1 000 (× 1k) | not used
Yellow | 4 | 4 | × 10 000 (× 10k) | not used
Green | 5 | 5 | × 100 000 (× 100k) | not used
Blue | 6 | 6 | × 1 000 000 (× 1M) | not used
Violet | 7 | 7 | – | not used
Grey | 8 | 8 | – | not used
White | 9 | 9 | – | not used
Gold | – | – | – | 5%
Silver | – | – | – | 10%