Orange Black Brown Gold — 300 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: 301.

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 Black Brown100 Ω
• Red Black Brown200 Ω
• Orange Black Black30 Ω
• Orange Black Red3 kΩ
• Orange Black Orange30 kΩ
• Orange Black Gold3 Ω
• Orange Brown Brown310 Ω
• Orange Red Brown320 Ω