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Ohm Bands

Yellow Brown Brown Gold — 410 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.

41×10±5%
Yellow4Brown1Brown×10Gold±5%

Value

410 Ω

Range at ±5%

389.5 Ω – 430.5 Ω

Standard value

Non-standard

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


What each band says

BandColourMeaning
1Yellow1st digit — 4
2Brown2nd digit — 1
3BrownMultiplier — ×10
4GoldTolerance — ±5%

In a circuit

Across 5 V

12.2 mA · 61 mW · 1/8 W part

Across 12 V

29.3 mA · 351 mW · 1 W part

Surface-mount marking for the same value: 411.

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.