13 kΩ resistor colour code
Four bands: Brown · Orange · Orange · Gold. The first two give the digits, the third multiplies, the fourth states how far off the real part may be.
Nominal
13 kΩ
13,000 ohms
Real range at ±5%
12.35 kΩ – 13.65 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 | Orange | 2nd digit — 3 |
| 3 | Orange | Multiplier — ×1,000 |
| 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 | 254 µA | 838 µW | 1/8 W |
| 5 V | 385 µA | 1.92 mW | 1/8 W |
| 12 V | 923 µA | 11.1 mW | 1/8 W |
| 24 V | 1.85 mA | 44.3 mW | 1/8 W |
What you can actually get
Parts made
196
40th most of 1,465 values
In stock
18,638
across 3 of them
Cheapest at 100
$0.0018
each
Tolerances sold
±0.01% to ±5%
8 grades in all
Packages: 0603, 1206, 0805, 0402, 1210, 2010, 2512, 0201. Ratings: 30mW to 35W.
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
BrownOrangeBlackRedBrown
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 13 kΩ — which is why measuring beats reading when it matters.
- 12 kΩ11.4 kΩ–12.6 kΩ
- 12.4 kΩ12.276 kΩ–12.524 kΩ
- 12.7 kΩ12.573 kΩ–12.827 kΩ
- 13.3 kΩ13.167 kΩ–13.433 kΩ
- 13.7 kΩ13.563 kΩ–13.837 kΩ
If you do not have one
Standard values that land within 1% of 13 kΩ when combined.