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Ohm Bands

Brown Yellow Silver Gold — 0.14 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.

14×0.01±5%
Brown1Yellow4Silver×0.01Gold±5%

Value

0.14 Ω

Range at ±5%

0.133 Ω – 0.147 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
2Yellow2nd digit — 4
3SilverMultiplier — ×0.01
4GoldTolerance — ±5%

In a circuit

Across 5 V

35.7 A · 179 W · part

Across 12 V

85.7 A · 1030 W · part

Surface-mount marking for the same value: R14.

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.