2.4 MΩ resistor colour code
Four bands: Red · Yellow · Green · Gold. The first two give the digits, the third multiplies, the fourth states how far off the real part may be.
Nominal
2.4 MΩ
2,400,000 ohms
Real range at ±5%
2.28 MΩ – 2.52 MΩ
A gold band allows this much drift.
Series
E24
E24 only — stocked less often.
Band by band
| Band | Colour | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red | 1st digit — 2 |
| 2 | Yellow | 2nd digit — 4 |
| 3 | Green | Multiplier — ×100,000 |
| 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 | 1.38 µA | 4.54 µW | 1/8 W |
| 5 V | 2.08 µA | 10.4 µW | 1/8 W |
| 12 V | 5 µA | 60 µW | 1/8 W |
| 24 V | 10 µA | 240 µW | 1/8 W |
What you can actually get
Parts made
71
547th most of 1,465 values
In stock
45,058
across 1 of them
Cheapest at 100
$0.0016
each
Tolerances sold
±0.1% to ±5%
6 grades in all
Packages: 0805, 0603, 1206, 0402, 1210, 2010, 2512, 0201. Ratings: 50mW to 5W.
What ten of them actually cost
The price everyone quotes is the reel price. If you want ten, you cannot buy the reel — and the real figure is usually several times higher per piece.
Ten pieces
$0.23
$0.023 each · Cut Tape (CT) · minimum order 1
The reel price
$0.00278
each, but only from 50,000 pieces up
Sitting in stock
177,738
across 10 part numbers
Per piece, ten costs 8.3× the reel price. That gap is why a handful of resistors never costs what the headline price suggests.
Stocked in ±1% and ±5%, rated 1/20 W to 1/4 W.
Cheapest part you can buy ten of: RC0603JR-072M4L by YAGEO — see it at Digi-Key.
Assembly stock from the JLCPCB library, read 2026-09-24. Retail prices and stock from Digi-Key, read 2026-09-24. Prices move — check the product page before ordering. That is what a board house will place for you — not everything a distributor sells.
The same value, marked differently
Five bands
RedYellowBlackYellowBrown
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 2.4 MΩ — which is why measuring beats reading when it matters.
- 2.2 MΩ2.09 MΩ–2.31 MΩ
- 2.26 MΩ2.2374 MΩ–2.2826 MΩ
- 2.32 MΩ2.2968 MΩ–2.3432 MΩ
- 2.37 MΩ2.3463 MΩ–2.3937 MΩ
- 2.43 MΩ2.4057 MΩ–2.4543 MΩ
- 2.49 MΩ2.4651 MΩ–2.5149 MΩ
If you do not have one
Standard values that land within 1% of 2.4 MΩ when combined.