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Ohm Bands

Brown White Brown Gold — 190 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.

19×10±5%
Brown1White9Brown×10Gold±5%

Value

190 Ω

Range at ±5%

180.5 Ω – 199.5 Ω

Standard value

Non-standard

No E24 part carries this value — check you are reading from the right end.


What each band says

BandColourMeaning
1Brown1st digit — 1
2White2nd digit — 9
3BrownMultiplier — ×10
4GoldTolerance — ±5%

In a circuit

Across 5 V

26.3 mA · 132 mW · 1/2 W part

Across 12 V

63.2 mA · 758 mW · 2 W part

Surface-mount marking for the same value: 191.

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.