3/4/5/6 bands possible.
A gap separates that last band from the rest so that we can know which is the first band.
Reference: NCERT Class X Science textbook (Physics)
From IEC60062:
| Colour | Significant | Multiplier | Tolerance | TCR |
| numeral | (%) | (10⁻⁶/K) | ||
| Black | 0 | 1 | - | 250 |
| Brown | 1 | 10 | ±1 | 100 |
| Red | 2 | 10² | ±2 | 50 |
| Orange | 3 | 10³ | ±0.05 | 15 |
| Yellow | 4 | 10⁴ | ±0.02 | 25 |
| Green | 5 | 10⁵ | ±0.5 | 20 |
| Blue | 6 | 10⁶ | ±0.25 | 10 |
| Violet | 7 | 10⁷ | ±0.1 | 5 |
| Grey | 8 | 10⁸ | ±0.01 | 1 |
| White | 9 | 10⁹ | - | - |
| Gold | - | 10⁻¹ | ±5 | - |
| Silver | - | 10⁻² | ±10 | - |
| Pink | - | 10⁻³ | - | - |
| None | - | ±20 | - |
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A B C D
| Band | Significance |
|---|---|
| A | First significant value |
| B | Second significant value |
| C | Power of 10 multiplier |
| D | Tolerance |
Eg: 470Ω is
4: Yellow 7: Violet 2: Red