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Ohm Bands

Green Orange Red Gold — 5.3 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.

53×100±5%
Green5Orange3Red×100Gold±5%

Value

5.3 kΩ

Range at ±5%

5.035 kΩ – 5.565 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
2Orange2nd digit — 3
3RedMultiplier — ×100
4GoldTolerance — ±5%

In a circuit

Across 5 V

943 µA · 4.72 mW · 1/8 W part

Across 12 V

2.26 mA · 27.2 mW · 1/8 W part

Surface-mount marking for the same value: 532.

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.