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Ohm Bands

Orange Grey Yellow Gold — 380 kΩ

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.

38×10k±5%
Orange3Grey8Yellow×10kGold±5%

Value

380 kΩ

Range at ±5%

361 kΩ – 399 kΩ

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
2Grey2nd digit — 8
3YellowMultiplier — ×10k
4GoldTolerance — ±5%

In a circuit

Across 5 V

13.2 µA · 65.8 µW · 1/8 W part

Across 12 V

31.6 µA · 379 µW · 1/8 W part

Surface-mount marking for the same value: 384.

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.