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Four Bands

270 kΩ resistor colour code

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

27×10000±5
Red2Violet7Yellow×10 kGold±5%

Nominal

270 kΩ

270,000 ohms

Real range at ±5%

256.5 kΩ – 283.5 kΩ

A gold band allows this much drift.

Series

E12

Held in almost every parts drawer.


Band by band

BandColourMeaning
1Red1st digit — 2
2Violet2nd digit — 7
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 270 kΩ looks different.

RedVioletBlackYellowBrown