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Ohm Bands

Yellow Green Brown Gold — 450 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.

45×10±5%
Yellow4Green5Brown×10Gold±5%

Value

450 Ω

Range at ±5%

427.5 Ω – 472.5 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
2Green2nd digit — 5
3BrownMultiplier — ×10
4GoldTolerance — ±5%

In a circuit

Across 5 V

11.1 mA · 55.6 mW · 1/8 W part

Across 12 V

26.7 mA · 320 mW · 1 W part

Surface-mount marking for the same value: 451.

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.