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Ohm Bands

Orange Orange Yellow Gold — 330 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.

33×10k±5%
Orange3Orange3Yellow×10kGold±5%

Value

330 kΩ

Range at ±5%

313.5 kΩ – 346.5 kΩ


What each band says

BandColourMeaning
1Orange1st digit — 3
2Orange2nd digit — 3
3YellowMultiplier — ×10k
4GoldTolerance — ±5%

In a circuit

Across 5 V

15.2 µA · 75.8 µW · 1/8 W part

Across 12 V

36.4 µA · 436 µW · 1/8 W part

Surface-mount marking for the same value: 334.

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.