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Four Bands

160 kΩ resistor colour code

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

16×10000±5
Brown1Blue6Yellow×10 kGold±5%

Nominal

160 kΩ

160,000 ohms

Real range at ±5%

152 kΩ – 168 kΩ

A gold band allows this much drift.

Series

E24

E24 only — stocked less often.


Band by band

BandColourMeaning
1Brown1st digit — 1
2Blue2nd digit — 6
3YellowMultiplier — ×10 k
4GoldTolerance — ±5%

The same value on a five-band part

Precision resistors carry three significant digits instead of two, so the same 160 kΩ looks different.

BrownBlueBlackYellowBrown