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Ohm Bands

Blue Yellow Black Gold — 64 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.

64×1±5%
Blue6Yellow4Black×1Gold±5%

Value

64 Ω

Range at ±5%

60.8 Ω – 67.2 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
2Yellow2nd digit — 4
3BlackMultiplier — ×1
4GoldTolerance — ±5%

In a circuit

Across 5 V

78.1 mA · 391 mW · 1 W part

Across 12 V

188 mA · 2.25 W · 5 W part

Surface-mount marking for the same value: 640.

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.