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Ohm Bands

Orange Brown Orange Gold — 31 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.

31×1k±5%
Orange3Brown1Orange×1kGold±5%

Value

31 kΩ

Range at ±5%

29.45 kΩ – 32.55 kΩ

Standard value

Non-standard

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


What each band says

BandColourMeaning
1Orange1st digit — 3
2Brown2nd digit — 1
3OrangeMultiplier — ×1k
4GoldTolerance — ±5%

In a circuit

Across 5 V

161 µA · 806 µW · 1/8 W part

Across 12 V

387 µA · 4.65 mW · 1/8 W part

Surface-mount marking for the same value: 313.

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.