# Resistor Color Code

> Resistor Color Code calculator for electronic hobbyist.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/mwave.resistor\_color\_code](https://chrome-stats.com/d/mwave.resistor_color_code)

## Overview

- **ID:** `mwave.resistor_color_code`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** android-design.nl
- **Category:** PRODUCTIVITY
- **Downloads:** 123,469
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (720 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.031
- **Last updated:** 2025-08-24
- **First published:** 2011-11-26
- **Publisher country:** NL
- **Size:** 6.90 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mwave.resistor_color_code)
- **Website:** [http://www.android-design.nl](http://www.android-design.nl/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.android-design.nl/joomla/index.php/privacy-policy-resistor-color-code](http://www.android-design.nl/joomla/index.php/privacy-policy-resistor-color-code)

## Description

The Resistor Color Code Chrome extension is the fastest and easiest tool for calculating resistor values and color bands, perfect for electronic hobbyists. It allows users to select resistor band colors to get the value or enter a resistor value to find its corresponding color code, including the nearest E-series standard values if the exact value isn't available.

Supporting 3, 4, 5, and 6 band resistors, this tool also displays the relevant E-series classification (E3, E6, E12, E24, E48, E96, E192) for standard resistor values. It's an essential utility for anyone working with resistors, enhancing accuracy and efficiency in electronic projects.

## Rankings

- #200,611 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `mwave.resistor_color_code.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Users praise Resistor Color Code for its simplicity and usefulness. The app is quick to learn and easy to use, and it supports both typing resistor values and selecting color bands. It provides immediate color-code results and even displays the resistor with the corresponding bands. It also handles standard resistor values, showing the nearest standard values, which is helpful during circuit design. A notable feature is the reverse-lookup, letting users map color codes back to values. Overall, it’s a compact, handy tool for anyone working with resistors.

### Pros

- Easy to use and quick to learn
- Flexible input options: typing values or selecting color bands
- Value-to-color-code lookup: enter a value and get color codes
- Shows nearest standard resistor values and supports standard values
- Reverse lookup feature (color code to value)

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