1.3 MΩ resistor colour code
Four bands: Brown · Orange · Green · Gold. The first two give the digits, the third multiplies, the fourth states how far off the real part may be.
Nominal
1.3 MΩ
1,300,000 ohms
Real range at ±5%
1.235 MΩ – 1.365 MΩ
A gold band allows this much drift.
Series
E24
E24 only — stocked less often.
Band by band
| Band | Colour | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brown | 1st digit — 1 |
| 2 | Orange | 2nd digit — 3 |
| 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 | 2.54 µA | 8.38 µW | 1/8 W |
| 5 V | 3.85 µA | 19.2 µW | 1/8 W |
| 12 V | 9.23 µA | 111 µW | 1/8 W |
| 24 V | 18.5 µA | 443 µW | 1/8 W |
What you can actually get
Parts made
80
461st most of 1,465 values
In stock
221
across 1 of them
Cheapest at 100
$0.0077
each
Tolerances sold
±0.1% to ±5%
5 grades in all
Packages: 0805, 0603, 0402, 1206, 2512, 2010, 0201, 1210. Ratings: 50mW to 3W.
What ten of them actually cost
The price everyone quotes is the reel price. If you want ten, you cannot buy the reel — and the real figure is usually several times higher per piece.
Ten pieces
$0.21
$0.021 each · Cut Tape (CT) · minimum order 1
The reel price
$0.00218
each, but only from 100,000 pieces up
Sitting in stock
353,250
across 8 part numbers
Per piece, ten costs 9.6× the reel price. That gap is why a handful of resistors never costs what the headline price suggests.
Stocked in ±1% and ±5%, rated 1/16 W to 1/8 W.
Cheapest part you can buy ten of: RC0402FR-071M3L by YAGEO — see it at Digi-Key.
Assembly stock from the JLCPCB library, read 2026-09-24. Retail prices and stock from Digi-Key, read 2026-09-24. Prices move — check the product page before ordering. That is what a board house will place for you — not everything a distributor sells.
The same value, marked differently
Five bands
BrownOrangeBlackGreenBrown
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 1.3 MΩ — which is why measuring beats reading when it matters.
- 1.2 MΩ1.14 MΩ–1.26 MΩ
- 1.24 MΩ1.2276 MΩ–1.2524 MΩ
- 1.27 MΩ1.2573 MΩ–1.2827 MΩ
- 1.33 MΩ1.3167 MΩ–1.3433 MΩ
- 1.37 MΩ1.3563 MΩ–1.3837 MΩ
If you do not have one
Standard values that land within 1% of 1.3 MΩ when combined.