200 Ω resistor colour code
Four bands: Red · Black · Brown · Gold. The first two give the digits, the third multiplies, the fourth states how far off the real part may be.
Nominal
200 Ω
200 ohms
Real range at ±5%
190 Ω – 210 Ω
A gold band allows this much drift.
Series
E24
E24 only — stocked less often.
Band by band
| Band | Colour | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red | 1st digit — 2 |
| 2 | Black | 2nd digit — 0 |
| 3 | Brown | Multiplier — ×10 |
| 4 | Gold | Tolerance — ±5% |
How much it can take
Current and dissipation across the resistor, and the package you need. The suggested rating keeps a factor of two in hand, which is what anyone building a board actually does.
| Across it | Current | Dissipated | Package to pick |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.3 V | 16.5 mA | 54.4 mW | 1/8 W |
| 5 V | 25 mA | 125 mW | 1/4 W |
| 12 V | 60 mA | 720 mW | 2 W |
| 24 V | 120 mA | 2.88 W | no standard part — needs a power resistor or a heatsink |
What you can actually get
Parts made
218
18th most of 1,465 values
In stock
20,903
across 11 of them
Cheapest at 100
$0.001
each
Tolerances sold
±0.01% to ±10%
10 grades in all
Packages: 0603, 0805, 1206, 0402, 1210, 2512, 0201, 2010. Ratings: 30mW to 35W.
Assembly stock from the JLCPCB library, read 2026-09-24. That is what a board house will place for you — not everything a distributor sells.
The same value, marked differently
Five bands
RedBlackBlackBrownBrown
Three significant digits and a ±1% band.
Values that can overlap this one
At ±5% the tolerance bands of neighbouring values run into each other. A part sold as one of these could measure the same as a 200 Ω — which is why measuring beats reading when it matters.
- 191 Ω189.09 Ω–192.91 Ω
- 196 Ω194.04 Ω–197.96 Ω
- 205 Ω202.95 Ω–207.05 Ω
- 210 Ω207.9 Ω–212.1 Ω
- 220 Ω209 Ω–231 Ω
If you do not have one
Standard values that land within 1% of 200 Ω when combined.