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Four Bands

680 Ω resistor colour code

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

68×10±5
Blue6Grey8Brown×10Gold±5%

Nominal

680 Ω

680 ohms

Real range at ±5%

646 Ω – 714 Ω

A gold band allows this much drift.

Series

E6

Held in almost every parts drawer.


Band by band

BandColourMeaning
1Blue1st digit — 6
2Grey2nd digit — 8
3BrownMultiplier — ×10
4GoldTolerance — ±5%

The same value on a five-band part

Precision resistors carry three significant digits instead of two, so the same 680 Ω looks different.

BlueGreyBlackBrownBrown