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Ohm Bands

Green Violet Black Gold — 57 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.

57×1±5%
Green5Violet7Black×1Gold±5%

Value

57 Ω

Range at ±5%

54.15 Ω – 59.85 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
2Violet2nd digit — 7
3BlackMultiplier — ×1
4GoldTolerance — ±5%

In a circuit

Across 5 V

87.7 mA · 439 mW · 1 W part

Across 12 V

211 mA · 2.53 W · part

Surface-mount marking for the same value: 570.

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.