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Four Bands

39 Ω resistor colour code

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

39×1±5
Orange3White9Black×1Gold±5%

Nominal

39 Ω

39 ohms

Real range at ±5%

37.05 Ω – 40.95 Ω

A gold band allows this much drift.

Series

E12

Held in almost every parts drawer.


Band by band

BandColourMeaning
1Orange1st digit — 3
2White2nd digit — 9
3BlackMultiplier — ×1
4GoldTolerance — ±5%

The same value on a five-band part

Precision resistors carry three significant digits instead of two, so the same 39 Ω looks different.

OrangeWhiteBlackBlackBrown