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Ohm Bands

Orange Orange Violet Gold — 330 MΩ

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.

33×10M±5%
Orange3Orange3Violet×10MGold±5%

Value

330 MΩ

Range at ±5%

313.5 MΩ – 346.5 MΩ

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
2Orange2nd digit — 3
3VioletMultiplier — ×10M
4GoldTolerance — ±5%

In a circuit

Across 5 V

0.0152 µA · 0.0758 µW · 1/8 W part

Across 12 V

0.0364 µA · 0.436 µW · 1/8 W part

Surface-mount marking for the same value: 337.

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.