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Ohm Bands

White White Green Gold — 9.9 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.

99×100k±5%
White9White9Green×100kGold±5%

Value

9.9 MΩ

Range at ±5%

9.405 MΩ – 10.395 MΩ

Standard value

Non-standard

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


What each band says

BandColourMeaning
1White1st digit — 9
2White2nd digit — 9
3GreenMultiplier — ×100k
4GoldTolerance — ±5%

In a circuit

Across 5 V

0.505 µA · 2.53 µW · 1/8 W part

Across 12 V

1.21 µA · 14.5 µW · 1/8 W part

Surface-mount marking for the same value: 995.

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.