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Ohm Bands

Blue Violet Black Gold — 67 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.

67×1±5%
Blue6Violet7Black×1Gold±5%

Value

67 Ω

Range at ±5%

63.65 Ω – 70.35 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
2Violet2nd digit — 7
3BlackMultiplier — ×1
4GoldTolerance — ±5%

In a circuit

Across 5 V

74.6 mA · 373 mW · 1 W part

Across 12 V

179 mA · 2.15 W · 5 W part

Surface-mount marking for the same value: 670.

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.