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Four Bands

33 kΩ resistor colour code

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

33×1000±5
Orange3Orange3Orange×1 kGold±5%

Nominal

33 kΩ

33,000 ohms

Real range at ±5%

31.35 kΩ – 34.65 kΩ

A gold band allows this much drift.

Series

E6

Held in almost every parts drawer.


Band by band

BandColourMeaning
1Orange1st digit — 3
2Orange2nd digit — 3
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 33 kΩ looks different.

OrangeOrangeBlackOrangeBrown