Which colors correspond to the digits 5 and 6, in that order?

Which colors correspond to the digits 5 and 6, in that order?

• A. Blue and Green
• B. Violet and Gray
• C. White and Red
• D. Green and Blue

Answer: (D)

Resistor color codes map colors to digits, a convention used to identify resistance values. The mapping is: black 0, brown 1, red 2, orange 3, yellow 4, green 5, blue 6, violet 7, gray 8, white 9. For the digits 5 and 6 in that order, the colors are green then blue. So green and blue is the pair that matches 5 then 6. Other color pairs would correspond to different digits (for example blue and violet would be 6 and 7), which is why green and blue is the correct match.

Resistor color codes map colors to digits, a convention used to identify resistance values. The mapping is: black 0, brown 1, red 2, orange 3, yellow 4, green 5, blue 6, violet 7, gray 8, white 9. For the digits 5 and 6 in that order, the colors are green then blue. So green and blue is the pair that matches 5 then 6. Other color pairs would correspond to different digits (for example blue and violet would be 6 and 7), which is why green and blue is the correct match.