In the standard resistor color code, which color stands for the number 2?

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  1. Red
  2. Brown
  3. Orange

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  1. US War Department TM 11-4000, Resistor Color Codes www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GOVPUB-W-f03a4408fe1ea1b2e06573c33f861fc9/pdf/GOVPUB-W-f03a4408fe1ea1b2e06573c33f861fc9.pdf Checked 2026-10-12.

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