diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3c280f1..86e4e01 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ const channel = ws281x(100, { stripType: 'ws2812' });
 
 const colorArray = channel.array;
 for (let i = 0; i < channel.count; i++) {
-  colorsArray[i] = 0xffcc22;
+  colorArray[i] = 0xffcc22;
 }
 
 ws281x.render();
@@ -269,4 +269,4 @@ blacklist snd
 (after updating the file you need to run `sudo update-initramfs -u` to
 get the changes into the boot-partition or something like that)
 
-If anyone finds a better solution please get in touch!
\ No newline at end of file
+If anyone finds a better solution please get in touch!