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Four Bands

1.6 Ω resistor colour code

Four bands: Brown · Blue · Gold · Gold. The first two give the digits, the third multiplies, the fourth states how far off the real part may be.

16×0.1±5
Brown1Blue6Gold×0.1Gold±5%

Nominal

1.6 Ω

1.6 ohms

Real range at ±5%

1.52 Ω – 1.68 Ω

A gold band allows this much drift.

Series

E24

E24 only — stocked less often.


Band by band

BandColourMeaning
1Brown1st digit — 1
2Blue2nd digit — 6
3GoldMultiplier — ×0.1
4GoldTolerance — ±5%

The same value on a five-band part

Precision resistors carry three significant digits instead of two, so the same 1.6 Ω looks different.

BrownBlueBlackGoldBrown