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Ohm Bands

Green Green Yellow Gold — 550 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.

55×10k±5%
Green5Green5Yellow×10kGold±5%

Value

550 kΩ

Range at ±5%

522.5 kΩ – 577.5 kΩ

Standard value

Non-standard

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


What each band says

BandColourMeaning
1Green1st digit — 5
2Green2nd digit — 5
3YellowMultiplier — ×10k
4GoldTolerance — ±5%

In a circuit

Across 5 V

9.09 µA · 45.5 µW · 1/8 W part

Across 12 V

21.8 µA · 262 µW · 1/8 W part

Surface-mount marking for the same value: 554.

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.