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Four Bands

51 Ω resistor colour code

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

51×1±5
Green5Brown1Black×1Gold±5%

Nominal

51 Ω

51 ohms

Real range at ±5%

48.45 Ω – 53.55 Ω

A gold band allows this much drift.

Series

E24

E24 only — stocked less often.


Band by band

BandColourMeaning
1Green1st digit — 5
2Brown2nd digit — 1
3BlackMultiplier — ×1
4GoldTolerance — ±5%

The same value on a five-band part

Precision resistors carry three significant digits instead of two, so the same 51 Ω looks different.

GreenBrownBlackBlackBrown