1.6 kΩ resistor colour code
Four bands: Brown · Blue · Red · Gold. The first two give the digits, the third multiplies, the fourth states how far off the real part may be.
Nominal
1.6 kΩ
1,600 ohms
Real range at ±5%
1.52 kΩ – 1.68 kΩ
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 | Blue | 2nd digit — 6 |
| 3 | Red | Multiplier — ×100 |
| 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 | 2.06 mA | 6.81 mW | 1/8 W |
| 5 V | 3.13 mA | 15.6 mW | 1/8 W |
| 12 V | 7.5 mA | 90 mW | 1/4 W |
| 24 V | 15 mA | 360 mW | 1 W |
What you can actually get
Parts made
180
74th most of 1,465 values
In stock
7,716
across 3 of them
Cheapest at 100
$0.0057
each
Tolerances sold
±0.01% to ±5%
8 grades in all
Packages: 1206, 0805, 0603, 0402, 1210, 2512, 0201, 1225. Ratings: 30mW to 3W.
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
BrownBlueBlackBrownBrown
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 1.6 kΩ — which is why measuring beats reading when it matters.
- 1.5 kΩ1.425 kΩ–1.575 kΩ
- 1.54 kΩ1.5246 kΩ–1.5554 kΩ
- 1.58 kΩ1.5642 kΩ–1.5958 kΩ
- 1.62 kΩ1.6038 kΩ–1.6362 kΩ
- 1.65 kΩ1.6335 kΩ–1.6665 kΩ
- 1.69 kΩ1.6731 kΩ–1.7069 kΩ
If you do not have one
Standard values that land within 1% of 1.6 kΩ when combined.