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Ohm Bands

Orange Red Orange Gold — 32 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.

32×1k±5%
Orange3Red2Orange×1kGold±5%

Value

32 kΩ

Range at ±5%

30.4 kΩ – 33.6 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
2Red2nd digit — 2
3OrangeMultiplier — ×1k
4GoldTolerance — ±5%

In a circuit

Across 5 V

156 µA · 781 µW · 1/8 W part

Across 12 V

375 µA · 4.5 mW · 1/8 W part

Surface-mount marking for the same value: 323.

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.