1.2 MΩ resistor colour code
Four bands: Brown · Red · Green · Gold. The first two give the digits, the third multiplies, the fourth states how far off the real part may be.
Nominal
1.2 MΩ
1,200,000 ohms
Real range at ±5%
1.14 MΩ – 1.26 MΩ
A gold band allows this much drift.
Series
E12
Held in almost every parts drawer.
Band by band
| Band | Colour | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brown | 1st digit — 1 |
| 2 | Red | 2nd digit — 2 |
| 3 | Green | Multiplier — ×100,000 |
| 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 | 2.75 µA | 9.07 µW | 1/8 W |
| 5 V | 4.17 µA | 20.8 µW | 1/8 W |
| 12 V | 10 µA | 120 µW | 1/8 W |
| 24 V | 20 µA | 480 µW | 1/8 W |
What you can actually get
Parts made
94
280th most of 1,465 values
In stock
2,497
across 3 of them
Cheapest at 100
$0.0025
each
Tolerances sold
±0.1% to ±5%
6 grades in all
Packages: 0805, 0603, 1206, 0402, 2010, 0201, 2512, 1210. Ratings: 50mW to 5W.
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
BrownRedBlackGreenBrown
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 1.2 MΩ — which is why measuring beats reading when it matters.
- 1.1 MΩ1.045 MΩ–1.155 MΩ
- 1.13 MΩ1.1187 MΩ–1.1413 MΩ
- 1.15 MΩ1.1385 MΩ–1.1615 MΩ
- 1.18 MΩ1.1682 MΩ–1.1918 MΩ
- 1.21 MΩ1.1979 MΩ–1.2221 MΩ
- 1.24 MΩ1.2276 MΩ–1.2524 MΩ
- 1.27 MΩ1.2573 MΩ–1.2827 MΩ
- 1.3 MΩ1.235 MΩ–1.365 MΩ
If you do not have one
Standard values that land within 1% of 1.2 MΩ when combined.