Resistor Color Code

Ohms

100

brown red black

12 ohm

200

red red brown

220 ohm

300

orange orange brown

330 ohm

400

yellow violet black

47 ohms

500

Brown black black

10 ohms

Kilo-ohms

100

brown black red

1k or 1000 ohms

200

red red red

2.2k or 2200 ohms

300

brown black orange

10k or 10,000 ohms

400

blue gray red

6.8k or 6800 ohms

500

gray green orange

85k or 85,000 ohms

Meg-ohms

100

brown black green

1M or 1,000,000

200

orange orange green

3.3M or 3,300,000

300

brown brown blue

11M or 11,000,000 ohms

400

red blue blue

26M or 26,000,000

500

white black blue

90M or 90,000,000 ohms

BBROYGBVGW

100

Brown

1

200

Orange 

3

300

Green

5

400

Violet

7

500

Gray

8

Double Jeporady

100

color for 5% tolerance 

Gold

200

color for 10% tolerance 

Silver

300

Red represents the number 2 but can also define a tolerance of_______

2%

400

name the style of resistor we use in class

4-band resistor

500

who or what invented the resistor color code

RMA or Radio Manufacturers Association in the early 1920's