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Four Bands

24 Ω resistor colour code

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

24×1±5
Red2Yellow4Black×1Gold±5%

Nominal

24 Ω

24 ohms

Real range at ±5%

22.8 Ω – 25.2 Ω

A gold band allows this much drift.

Series

E24

E24 only — stocked less often.


Band by band

BandColourMeaning
1Red1st digit — 2
2Yellow2nd digit — 4
3BlackMultiplier — ×1
4GoldTolerance — ±5%

The same value on a five-band part

Precision resistors carry three significant digits instead of two, so the same 24 Ω looks different.

RedYellowBlackBlackBrown