118 Ω resistor colour code
Five bands: Brown · Brown · Grey · Black · Brown. The first three give the digits — a precision value needs all three — then the multiplier, then how far off the real part may be.
Nominal
118 Ω
118 ohms
Real range at ±1%
116.82 Ω – 119.18 Ω
A brown band allows this much drift.
Series
E96
A 1% precision value. Five bands, not four.
Band by band
| Band | Colour | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brown | 1st digit — 1 |
| 2 | Brown | 2nd digit — 1 |
| 3 | Grey | 3rd digit — 8 |
| 4 | Black | Multiplier — ×1 |
| 5 | Brown | Tolerance — ±1% |
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 | 28 mA | 92.3 mW | 1/4 W |
| 5 V | 42.4 mA | 212 mW | 1/2 W |
| 12 V | 102 mA | 1.22 W | 5 W |
| 24 V | 203 mA | 4.88 W | no standard part — needs a power resistor or a heatsink |
What you can actually get
Parts made
79
468th most of 1,465 values
In stock
0
across 0 of them
Cheapest at 100
$0.0077
each
Tolerances sold
±0.01% to ±1%
6 grades in all
Packages: 0805, 1206, 0603, 0402, 1210, 0201, 2512, SMD,3.2x1.6mm. Ratings: 50mW 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
Values that can overlap this one
At ±1% the tolerance bands of neighbouring values run into each other. A part sold as one of these could measure the same as a 118 Ω — which is why measuring beats reading when it matters.
If you do not have one
Standard values that land within 1% of 118 Ω when combined.