16 Ω resistor colour code
Four bands: Brown · Blue · Black · Gold. The first two give the digits, the third multiplies, the fourth states how far off the real part may be.
Nominal
16 Ω
16 ohms
Real range at ±5%
15.2 Ω – 16.8 Ω
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 | Black | Multiplier — ×1 |
| 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 | 206 mA | 681 mW | 2 W |
| 5 V | 313 mA | 1.56 W | 5 W |
| 12 V | 750 mA | 9 W | no standard part — needs a power resistor or a heatsink |
| 24 V | 1.5 A | 36 W | no standard part — needs a power resistor or a heatsink |
What you can actually get
Parts made
134
127th most of 1,465 values
In stock
0
across 0 of them
Cheapest at 100
$0.0043
each
Tolerances sold
±0.1% to ±5%
6 grades in all
Packages: 1206, 0603, 0402, 1210, 0805, 2512, 2010, 1005. Ratings: 30mW to 5W.
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
BrownBlueBlackBlackBrown
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 16 Ω — which is why measuring beats reading when it matters.
- 15 Ω14.25 Ω–15.75 Ω
- 15.4 Ω15.246 Ω–15.554 Ω
- 15.8 Ω15.642 Ω–15.958 Ω
- 16.2 Ω16.038 Ω–16.362 Ω
- 16.5 Ω16.335 Ω–16.665 Ω
- 16.9 Ω16.731 Ω–17.069 Ω
If you do not have one
Standard values that land within 1% of 16 Ω when combined.