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Ohm Bands

Blue Violet Red Gold — 6.7 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.

67×100±5%
Blue6Violet7Red×100Gold±5%

Value

6.7 kΩ

Range at ±5%

6.365 kΩ – 7.035 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
2Violet2nd digit — 7
3RedMultiplier — ×100
4GoldTolerance — ±5%

In a circuit

Across 5 V

746 µA · 3.73 mW · 1/8 W part

Across 12 V

1.79 mA · 21.5 mW · 1/8 W part

Surface-mount marking for the same value: 672.

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.