160 kΩ resistor colour code
Four bands: Brown · Blue · Yellow · Gold. The first two give the digits, the third multiplies, the fourth states how far off the real part may be.
Nominal
160 kΩ
160,000 ohms
Real range at ±5%
152 kΩ – 168 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 | Yellow | Multiplier — ×10,000 |
| 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 | 20.6 µA | 68.1 µW | 1/8 W |
| 5 V | 31.3 µA | 156 µW | 1/8 W |
| 12 V | 75 µA | 900 µW | 1/8 W |
| 24 V | 150 µA | 3.6 mW | 1/8 W |
What you can actually get
Parts made
181
72nd most of 1,465 values
In stock
50,919
across 3 of them
Cheapest at 100
$0.0015
each
Tolerances sold
±0.1% to ±5%
6 grades in all
Packages: 1206, 0805, 0603, 0402, 1210, 2512, 2010, 0207. Ratings: 30mW to 8W.
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 160 kΩ — which is why measuring beats reading when it matters.
- 150 kΩ142.5 kΩ–157.5 kΩ
- 154 kΩ152.46 kΩ–155.54 kΩ
- 158 kΩ156.42 kΩ–159.58 kΩ
- 162 kΩ160.38 kΩ–163.62 kΩ
- 165 kΩ163.35 kΩ–166.65 kΩ
- 169 kΩ167.31 kΩ–170.69 kΩ
If you do not have one
Standard values that land within 1% of 160 kΩ when combined.