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Ohm Bands

White Yellow Black Gold — 94 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.

94×1±5%
White9Yellow4Black×1Gold±5%

Value

94 Ω

Range at ±5%

89.3 Ω – 98.7 Ω

Standard value

Non-standard

No E24 part carries this value — check you are reading from the right end.


What each band says

BandColourMeaning
1White1st digit — 9
2Yellow2nd digit — 4
3BlackMultiplier — ×1
4GoldTolerance — ±5%

In a circuit

Across 5 V

53.2 mA · 266 mW · 1 W part

Across 12 V

128 mA · 1.53 W · 5 W part

Surface-mount marking for the same value: 940.

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.