Which color is assigned to the value 3 in the color code?

Which color is assigned to the value 3 in the color code?

• A. Gray
• B. Orange
• C. Brown
• D. Yellow

Answer: (B)

In the color code used for resistors, each color represents a digit: black 0, brown 1, red 2, orange 3, yellow 4, green 5, blue 6, violet 7, gray 8, white 9. So value 3 corresponds to orange. That’s why orange is the right choice. Gray, brown, and yellow map to 8, 1, and 4 respectively, so they don’t fit the value 3.

In the color code used for resistors, each color represents a digit: black 0, brown 1, red 2, orange 3, yellow 4, green 5, blue 6, violet 7, gray 8, white 9. So value 3 corresponds to orange. That’s why orange is the right choice. Gray, brown, and yellow map to 8, 1, and 4 respectively, so they don’t fit the value 3.