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Ohm Bands

Green White Blue Gold — 59 MΩ

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.

59×1M±5%
Green5White9Blue×1MGold±5%

Value

59 MΩ

Range at ±5%

56.05 MΩ – 61.95 MΩ

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
2White2nd digit — 9
3BlueMultiplier — ×1M
4GoldTolerance — ±5%

In a circuit

Across 5 V

0.0847 µA · 0.424 µW · 1/8 W part

Across 12 V

0.203 µA · 2.44 µW · 1/8 W part

Surface-mount marking for the same value: 596.

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.