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Ohm Bands

Green Orange Gold Gold — 5.3 Ω

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.

53×0.1±5%
Green5Orange3Gold×0.1Gold±5%

Value

5.3 Ω

Range at ±5%

5.035 Ω – 5.565 Ω

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
2Orange2nd digit — 3
3GoldMultiplier — ×0.1
4GoldTolerance — ±5%

In a circuit

Across 5 V

943 mA · 4.72 W · part

Across 12 V

2.26 A · 27.2 W · part

Surface-mount marking for the same value: 5R3.

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.