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Ohm Bands

Blue Orange Blue Gold — 63 MΩ

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.

63×1M±5%
Blue6Orange3Blue×1MGold±5%

Value

63 MΩ

Range at ±5%

59.85 MΩ – 66.15 MΩ

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
2Orange2nd digit — 3
3BlueMultiplier — ×1M
4GoldTolerance — ±5%

In a circuit

Across 5 V

0.0794 µA · 0.397 µW · 1/8 W part

Across 12 V

0.19 µA · 2.29 µW · 1/8 W part

Surface-mount marking for the same value: 636.

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.