2 MΩ resistor colour code
Four bands: Red · Black · Green · Gold. The first two give the digits, the third multiplies, the fourth states how far off the real part may be.
Nominal
2 MΩ
2,000,000 ohms
Real range at ±5%
1.9 MΩ – 2.1 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 | Black | 2nd digit — 0 |
| 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 | 1.65 µA | 5.44 µW | 1/8 W |
| 5 V | 2.5 µA | 12.5 µW | 1/8 W |
| 12 V | 6 µA | 72 µW | 1/8 W |
| 24 V | 12 µA | 288 µW | 1/8 W |
What you can actually get
Parts made
158
118th most of 1,465 values
In stock
196,278
across 17 of them
Cheapest at 100
$0.0009
each
Tolerances sold
±0.1% to ±5%
6 grades in all
Packages: 0805, 2512, 1206, 0603, 0402, 2010, 1210, 0612. Ratings: 63mW to 7W.
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
$1.83
$0.18 each · Cut Tape (CT) · minimum order 1
The reel price
$0.11
each, but only from 15,000 pieces up
Sitting in stock
603,708
across 3 part numbers
Per piece, ten costs 1.7× the reel price. That gap is why a handful of resistors never costs what the headline price suggests.
Stocked in ±0.1%, rated 1/10 W to 1/4 W.
Cheapest part you can buy ten of: MCT0603MD2004BP500 by Vishay Dale — 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
RedBlackBlackGreenBrown
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 MΩ — which is why measuring beats reading when it matters.
- 1.91 MΩ1.8909 MΩ–1.9291 MΩ
- 1.96 MΩ1.9404 MΩ–1.9796 MΩ
- 2.05 MΩ2.0295 MΩ–2.0705 MΩ
- 2.1 MΩ2.079 MΩ–2.121 MΩ
- 2.2 MΩ2.09 MΩ–2.31 MΩ
If you do not have one
Standard values that land within 1% of 2 MΩ when combined.