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Four Bands

22 kΩ resistor colour code

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

22×1000±5
Red2Red2Orange×1 kGold±5%

Nominal

22 kΩ

22,000 ohms

Real range at ±5%

20.9 kΩ – 23.1 kΩ

A gold band allows this much drift.

Series

E6

Held in almost every parts drawer.


Band by band

BandColourMeaning
1Red1st digit — 2
2Red2nd digit — 2
3OrangeMultiplier — ×1 k
4GoldTolerance — ±5%

The same value on a five-band part

Precision resistors carry three significant digits instead of two, so the same 22 kΩ looks different.

RedRedBlackOrangeBrown