220 kΩ resistor colour code
Four bands: Red · Red · Yellow · Gold. The first two give the digits, the third multiplies, the fourth states how far off the real part may be.
Nominal
220 kΩ
220,000 ohms
Real range at ±5%
209 kΩ – 231 kΩ
A gold band allows this much drift.
Series
E6
Held in almost every parts drawer.
Band by band
| Band | Colour | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red | 1st digit — 2 |
| 2 | Red | 2nd digit — 2 |
| 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 | 15 µA | 49.5 µW | 1/8 W |
| 5 V | 22.7 µA | 114 µW | 1/8 W |
| 12 V | 54.5 µA | 655 µW | 1/8 W |
| 24 V | 109 µA | 2.62 mW | 1/8 W |
What you can actually get
Parts made
185
62nd most of 1,465 values
In stock
10,294
across 3 of them
Cheapest at 100
$0.0023
each
Tolerances sold
±0.1% to ±10%
8 grades in all
Packages: 1206, 0805, 0603, 0402, 1210, 2512, 2010, 0201. Ratings: 30mW 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
$0.19
$0.019 each · Cut Tape (CT) · minimum order 1
The reel price
$0.00196
each, but only from 100,000 pieces up
Sitting in stock
8,436,740
across 15 part numbers
Per piece, ten costs 9.7× the reel price. That gap is why a handful of resistors never costs what the headline price suggests.
Stocked in ±0.5% and ±1% and ±5%, rated 1/16 W to 2 W.
Cheapest part you can buy ten of: RC0402JR-07220KL 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
RedRedBlackOrangeBrown
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 220 kΩ — which is why measuring beats reading when it matters.
- 200 kΩ190 kΩ–210 kΩ
- 210 kΩ207.9 kΩ–212.1 kΩ
- 215 kΩ212.85 kΩ–217.15 kΩ
- 221 kΩ218.79 kΩ–223.21 kΩ
- 226 kΩ223.74 kΩ–228.26 kΩ
- 232 kΩ229.68 kΩ–234.32 kΩ
- 240 kΩ228 kΩ–252 kΩ
If you do not have one
Standard values that land within 1% of 220 kΩ when combined.