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Ohm Bands

Yellow Green Green Gold — 4.5 MΩ

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.

45×100k±5%
Yellow4Green5Green×100kGold±5%

Value

4.5 MΩ

Range at ±5%

4.275 MΩ – 4.725 MΩ

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
3GreenMultiplier — ×100k
4GoldTolerance — ±5%

In a circuit

Across 5 V

1.11 µA · 5.56 µW · 1/8 W part

Across 12 V

2.67 µA · 32 µW · 1/8 W part

Surface-mount marking for the same value: 455.

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.