Blue Red Black Gold — 62 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.

What each band says

In a circuit

Surface-mount marking for the same value: 620.

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.

• Brown Red Black12 Ω
• Red Red Black22 Ω
• Orange Red Black32 Ω
• Yellow Red Black42 Ω
• Green Red Black52 Ω
• Blue Black Black60 Ω
• Blue Brown Black61 Ω
• Blue Red Brown620 Ω