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Ohm Bands

Yellow Yellow Black Gold — 44 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.

44×1±5%
Yellow4Yellow4Black×1Gold±5%

Value

44 Ω

Range at ±5%

41.8 Ω – 46.2 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
2Yellow2nd digit — 4
3BlackMultiplier — ×1
4GoldTolerance — ±5%

In a circuit

Across 5 V

114 mA · 568 mW · 2 W part

Across 12 V

273 mA · 3.27 W · part

Surface-mount marking for the same value: 440.

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.