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Ohm Bands

Blue Green Red Gold — 6.5 kΩ

Read left to right, starting from the end where the bands are grouped. The gold band is the tolerance and always sits alone at the far end.

65×100±5%
Blue6Green5Red×100Gold±5%

Value

6.5 kΩ

Range at ±5%

6.175 kΩ – 6.825 kΩ

Standard value

Non-standard

No E24 part carries this value — check you are reading from the right end.


What each band says

BandColourMeaning
1Blue1st digit — 6
2Green2nd digit — 5
3RedMultiplier — ×100
4GoldTolerance — ±5%

In a circuit

Across 5 V

769 µA · 3.85 mW · 1/8 W part

Across 12 V

1.85 mA · 22.2 mW · 1/8 W part

Surface-mount marking for the same value: 652.

If you misread one band

Brown and red, or orange and red, are easy to confuse under a desk lamp. These are the codes one band away from this one.