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Ohm Bands

Red Brown Brown Gold — 210 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.

21×10±5%
Red2Brown1Brown×10Gold±5%

Value

210 Ω

Range at ±5%

199.5 Ω – 220.5 Ω

Standard value

E96

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What each band says

BandColourMeaning
1Red1st digit — 2
2Brown2nd digit — 1
3BrownMultiplier — ×10
4GoldTolerance — ±5%

In a circuit

Across 5 V

23.8 mA · 119 mW · 1/4 W part

Across 12 V

57.1 mA · 686 mW · 2 W part

Surface-mount marking for the same value: 211.

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.