Grey Red Gold Gold — 8.2 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.

What each band says

In a circuit

Surface-mount marking for the same value: 8R2.

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.

• Brown Red Gold1.2 Ω
• Red Red Gold2.2 Ω
• Orange Red Gold3.2 Ω
• Yellow Red Gold4.2 Ω
• Green Red Gold5.2 Ω
• Blue Red Gold6.2 Ω
• Violet Red Gold7.2 Ω
• Grey Black Gold8 Ω