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Ohm Bands

Yellow Yellow Green Gold — 4.4 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.

44×100k±5%
Yellow4Yellow4Green×100kGold±5%

Value

4.4 MΩ

Range at ±5%

4.18 MΩ – 4.62 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
2Yellow2nd digit — 4
3GreenMultiplier — ×100k
4GoldTolerance — ±5%

In a circuit

Across 5 V

1.14 µA · 5.68 µW · 1/8 W part

Across 12 V

2.73 µA · 32.7 µW · 1/8 W part

Surface-mount marking for the same value: 445.

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.