1.6 MΩ resistor colour code
Four bands: Brown · Blue · Green · Gold. The first two give the digits, the third multiplies, the fourth states how far off the real part may be.
Nominal
1.6 MΩ
1,600,000 ohms
Real range at ±5%
1.52 MΩ – 1.68 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 | Blue | 2nd digit — 6 |
| 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 | 2.06 µA | 6.81 µW | 1/8 W |
| 5 V | 3.13 µA | 15.6 µW | 1/8 W |
| 12 V | 7.5 µA | 90 µW | 1/8 W |
| 24 V | 15 µA | 360 µW | 1/8 W |
What you can actually get
Parts made
73
531st most of 1,465 values
In stock
4,560
across 1 of them
Cheapest at 100
$0.0066
each
Tolerances sold
±0.1% to ±5%
5 grades in all
Packages: 0805, 1206, 0603, 1210, 2512, 2010, 0402, 1225. Ratings: 30mW to 2W.
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
BrownBlueBlackYellowBrown
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 MΩ — which is why measuring beats reading when it matters.
- 1.5 MΩ1.425 MΩ–1.575 MΩ
- 1.54 MΩ1.5246 MΩ–1.5554 MΩ
- 1.58 MΩ1.5642 MΩ–1.5958 MΩ
- 1.62 MΩ1.6038 MΩ–1.6362 MΩ
- 1.65 MΩ1.6335 MΩ–1.6665 MΩ
- 1.69 MΩ1.6731 MΩ–1.7069 MΩ
If you do not have one
Standard values that land within 1% of 1.6 MΩ when combined.