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Ohm Bands

Blue Orange Yellow Gold — 630 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.

63×10k±5%
Blue6Orange3Yellow×10kGold±5%

Value

630 kΩ

Range at ±5%

598.5 kΩ – 661.5 kΩ

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
3YellowMultiplier — ×10k
4GoldTolerance — ±5%

In a circuit

Across 5 V

7.94 µA · 39.7 µW · 1/8 W part

Across 12 V

19 µA · 229 µW · 1/8 W part

Surface-mount marking for the same value: 634.

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.