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Four Bands

13 Ω resistor colour code

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

13×1±5
Brown1Orange3Black×1Gold±5%

Nominal

13 Ω

13 ohms

Real range at ±5%

12.35 Ω – 13.65 Ω

A gold band allows this much drift.

Series

E24

E24 only — stocked less often.


Band by band

BandColourMeaning
1Brown1st digit — 1
2Orange2nd digit — 3
3BlackMultiplier — ×1
4GoldTolerance — ±5%

The same value on a five-band part

Precision resistors carry three significant digits instead of two, so the same 13 Ω looks different.

BrownOrangeBlackBlackBrown