3.6 MΩ resistor colour code
Four bands: Orange · Blue · Green · Gold. The first two give the digits, the third multiplies, the fourth states how far off the real part may be.
Nominal
3.6 MΩ
3,600,000 ohms
Real range at ±5%
3.42 MΩ – 3.78 MΩ
A gold band allows this much drift.
Series
E24
E24 only — stocked less often.
Band by band
| Band | Colour | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orange | 1st digit — 3 |
| 2 | Blue | 2nd digit — 6 |
| 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 | 0.917 µA | 3.02 µW | 1/8 W |
| 5 V | 1.39 µA | 6.94 µW | 1/8 W |
| 12 V | 3.33 µA | 40 µW | 1/8 W |
| 24 V | 6.67 µA | 160 µW | 1/8 W |
What you can actually get
Parts made
68
563rd most of 1,465 values
In stock
3
across 1 of them
Cheapest at 100
$0.0023
each
Tolerances sold
±0.1% to ±5%
6 grades in all
Packages: 0805, 1206, 2512, 1210, 0402, 0603, 2010, 1020. Ratings: 30mW to 3W.
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
$0.21
$0.021 each · Cut Tape (CT) · minimum order 1
The reel price
$0.00218
each, but only from 100,000 pieces up
Sitting in stock
116,118
across 6 part numbers
Per piece, ten costs 9.6× the reel price. That gap is why a handful of resistors never costs what the headline price suggests.
Stocked in ±1%, rated 1/16 W to 1/4 W.
Cheapest part you can buy ten of: RC0402FR-073M6L 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
OrangeBlueBlackYellowBrown
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 3.6 MΩ — which is why measuring beats reading when it matters.
- 3.3 MΩ3.135 MΩ–3.465 MΩ
- 3.4 MΩ3.366 MΩ–3.434 MΩ
- 3.48 MΩ3.4452 MΩ–3.5148 MΩ
- 3.57 MΩ3.5343 MΩ–3.6057 MΩ
- 3.65 MΩ3.6135 MΩ–3.6865 MΩ
- 3.74 MΩ3.7026 MΩ–3.7774 MΩ
- 3.9 MΩ3.705 MΩ–4.095 MΩ
If you do not have one
Standard values that land within 1% of 3.6 MΩ when combined.