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Ohm Bands

Yellow Yellow Gold Gold — 4.4 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.

44×0.1±5%
Yellow4Yellow4Gold×0.1Gold±5%

Value

4.4 Ω

Range at ±5%

4.18 Ω – 4.62 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
3GoldMultiplier — ×0.1
4GoldTolerance — ±5%

In a circuit

Across 5 V

1.14 A · 5.68 W · part

Across 12 V

2.73 A · 32.7 W · part

Surface-mount marking for the same value: 4R4.

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.