11 kΩ resistor colour code (11k)
E24 series
11 kΩ reads as Brown · Brown · Orange in bands. With ±5% it may sit anywhere from 10450 Ω to 11550 Ω.
Five bands
The first two bands are digits; the third is how many zeros follow. The gold band at the end is the ±5% tolerance.
- Value
- 11000 Ω
- 4k7 notation
- 11k
- Four bands
- Brown · Brown · Orange · Gold
- Five bands
- Brown · Brown · Black · Red · Gold
- Multiplier
- ×10³
- Tolerance
- ±5%
- Actual range
- 10450 – 11550 Ω
- Series
- E24 series
Which end to start from · The tolerance band sits a little apart from the rest. Start from the crowded end. If you can see gold or silver, that band is the last one.
Same decade
The same twenty-four values repeat with a different number of zeros — 47 Ω, 470 Ω and 4.7 kΩ all start with the same two colours.
Nearby values
How to read this
- Colours are digits: black 0, brown 1, red 2, orange 3, yellow 4, green 5, blue 6, violet 7, grey 8, white 9.
- The third band counts the zeros. Yellow, violet, red means 47 with two zeros — 4.7 kΩ.
- A five-band resistor reads three digits, so its multiplier band drops by one step.
- The tolerance band sits slightly apart, which is how you know which end is the back.
Frequently asked questions
Q. What are the colour bands for 11 kΩ?
Brown · Brown · Orange · Gold in four bands, or Brown · Brown · Black · Red · Gold in five.
Q. How is 11 kΩ read?
The first two digits are 11, followed by 3 zeros, giving 11000 Ω. In short form, 11k.
Q. What is the real value once tolerance is counted?
At ±5% it lies between 10450 Ω and 11550 Ω.
Q. Is 11 kΩ a common value?
It belongs to E24. You will find it wherever the full E24 range is stocked.