16 kΩ resistor colour code
Four bands: Brown · Blue · Orange · Gold. The first two give the digits, the third multiplies, the fourth states how far off the real part may be.
Nominal
16 kΩ
16,000 ohms
Real range at ±5%
15.2 kΩ – 16.8 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 | 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 | 206 µA | 681 µW | 1/8 W |
| 5 V | 313 µA | 1.56 mW | 1/8 W |
| 12 V | 750 µA | 9 mW | 1/8 W |
| 24 V | 1.5 mA | 36 mW | 1/8 W |
What you can actually get
Parts made
173
95th most of 1,465 values
In stock
9,286
across 2 of them
Cheapest at 100
$0.001
each
Tolerances sold
±0.01% to ±5%
7 grades in all
Packages: 0805, 0402, 1206, 0603, 1210, 0201, 2010, 0207. 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
BrownBlueBlackOrangeBrown
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 kΩ — which is why measuring beats reading when it matters.
- 15 kΩ14.25 kΩ–15.75 kΩ
- 15.4 kΩ15.246 kΩ–15.554 kΩ
- 15.8 kΩ15.642 kΩ–15.958 kΩ
- 16.2 kΩ16.038 kΩ–16.362 kΩ
- 16.5 kΩ16.335 kΩ–16.665 kΩ
- 16.9 kΩ16.731 kΩ–17.069 kΩ
If you do not have one
Standard values that land within 1% of 16 kΩ when combined.