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Four Bands

56 kΩ resistor colour code

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

56×1000±5
Green5Blue6Orange×1 kGold±5%

Nominal

56 kΩ

56,000 ohms

Real range at ±5%

53.2 kΩ – 58.8 kΩ

A gold band allows this much drift.

Series

E12

Held in almost every parts drawer.


Band by band

BandColourMeaning
1Green1st digit — 5
2Blue2nd digit — 6
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 56 kΩ looks different.

GreenBlueBlackOrangeBrown