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Ohm Bands

Blue Green Gold Gold — 6.5 Ω

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.

65×0.1±5%
Blue6Green5Gold×0.1Gold±5%

Value

6.5 Ω

Range at ±5%

6.175 Ω – 6.825 Ω

Standard value

Non-standard

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


What each band says

BandColourMeaning
1Blue1st digit — 6
2Green2nd digit — 5
3GoldMultiplier — ×0.1
4GoldTolerance — ±5%

In a circuit

Across 5 V

769 mA · 3.85 W · part

Across 12 V

1.85 A · 22.2 W · part

Surface-mount marking for the same value: 6R5.

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.