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Ohm Bands

Red Red Silver Gold — 0.22 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.

22×0.01±5%
Red2Red2Silver×0.01Gold±5%

Value

0.22 Ω

Range at ±5%

0.209 Ω – 0.231 Ω


What each band says

BandColourMeaning
1Red1st digit — 2
2Red2nd digit — 2
3SilverMultiplier — ×0.01
4GoldTolerance — ±5%

In a circuit

Across 5 V

22.7 A · 114 W · part

Across 12 V

54.5 A · 655 W · part

Surface-mount marking for the same value: R22.

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.