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Ohm Bands

Orange Orange Orange Gold — 33 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.

33×1k±5%
Orange3Orange3Orange×1kGold±5%

Value

33 kΩ

Range at ±5%

31.35 kΩ – 34.65 kΩ

Standard value

E6

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What each band says

BandColourMeaning
1Orange1st digit — 3
2Orange2nd digit — 3
3OrangeMultiplier — ×1k
4GoldTolerance — ±5%

In a circuit

Across 5 V

152 µA · 758 µW · 1/8 W part

Across 12 V

364 µA · 4.36 mW · 1/8 W part

Surface-mount marking for the same value: 333.

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.