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Ohm Bands

Orange Green Black Gold — 35 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.

35×1±5%
Orange3Green5Black×1Gold±5%

Value

35 Ω

Range at ±5%

33.25 Ω – 36.75 Ω

Standard value

Non-standard

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


What each band says

BandColourMeaning
1Orange1st digit — 3
2Green2nd digit — 5
3BlackMultiplier — ×1
4GoldTolerance — ±5%

In a circuit

Across 5 V

143 mA · 714 mW · 2 W part

Across 12 V

343 mA · 4.11 W · part

Surface-mount marking for the same value: 350.

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.