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Ohm Bands

Brown White Black Gold — 19 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.

19×1±5%
Brown1White9Black×1Gold±5%

Value

19 Ω

Range at ±5%

18.05 Ω – 19.95 Ω

Standard value

Non-standard

No E24 part carries this value — check you are reading from the right end.


What each band says

BandColourMeaning
1Brown1st digit — 1
2White2nd digit — 9
3BlackMultiplier — ×1
4GoldTolerance — ±5%

In a circuit

Across 5 V

263 mA · 1.32 W · 5 W part

Across 12 V

632 mA · 7.58 W · part

Surface-mount marking for the same value: 190.

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.