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Four Bands

820 kΩ resistor colour code

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

82×10000±5
Grey8Red2Yellow×10 kGold±5%

Nominal

820 kΩ

820,000 ohms

Real range at ±5%

779 kΩ – 861 kΩ

A gold band allows this much drift.

Series

E12

Held in almost every parts drawer.


Band by band

BandColourMeaning
1Grey1st digit — 8
2Red2nd digit — 2
3YellowMultiplier — ×10 k
4GoldTolerance — ±5%

The same value on a five-band part

Precision resistors carry three significant digits instead of two, so the same 820 kΩ looks different.

GreyRedBlackYellowBrown