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Four Bands

180 kΩ resistor colour code

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

18×10000±5
Brown1Grey8Yellow×10 kGold±5%

Nominal

180 kΩ

180,000 ohms

Real range at ±5%

171 kΩ – 189 kΩ

A gold band allows this much drift.

Series

E12

Held in almost every parts drawer.


Band by band

BandColourMeaning
1Brown1st digit — 1
2Grey2nd digit — 8
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 180 kΩ looks different.

BrownGreyBlackYellowBrown