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Ohm Bands

Green Blue Orange Gold — 56 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.

56×1k±5%
Green5Blue6Orange×1kGold±5%

Value

56 kΩ

Range at ±5%

53.2 kΩ – 58.8 kΩ

Standard value

E12

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What each band says

BandColourMeaning
1Green1st digit — 5
2Blue2nd digit — 6
3OrangeMultiplier — ×1k
4GoldTolerance — ±5%

In a circuit

Across 5 V

89.3 µA · 446 µW · 1/8 W part

Across 12 V

214 µA · 2.57 mW · 1/8 W part

Surface-mount marking for the same value: 563.

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.