36 Ω resistor colour code
Four bands: Orange · Blue · Black · Gold. The first two give the digits, the third multiplies, the fourth states how far off the real part may be.
Nominal
36 Ω
36 ohms
Real range at ±5%
34.2 Ω – 37.8 Ω
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 | Black | Multiplier — ×1 |
| 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 | 91.7 mA | 303 mW | 1 W |
| 5 V | 139 mA | 694 mW | 2 W |
| 12 V | 333 mA | 4 W | no standard part — needs a power resistor or a heatsink |
| 24 V | 667 mA | 16 W | no standard part — needs a power resistor or a heatsink |
What you can actually get
Parts made
165
109th most of 1,465 values
In stock
5,034
across 1 of them
Cheapest at 100
$0.0051
each
Tolerances sold
±0.01% to ±5%
7 grades in all
Packages: 0603, 0805, 1206, 1210, 0402, 2512, 2010, 1225. 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
$0.19
$0.019 each · Cut Tape (CT) · minimum order 1
The reel price
$0.0016
each, but only from 50,000 pieces up
Sitting in stock
1,241,552
across 18 part numbers
Per piece, ten costs 11.9× the reel price. That gap is why a handful of resistors never costs what the headline price suggests.
Stocked in ±0.1% and ±1% and ±5%, rated 1/16 W to 1/4 W.
Cheapest part you can buy ten of: RC0402JR-0736RL 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
OrangeBlueBlackBlackBrown
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 36 Ω — which is why measuring beats reading when it matters.
- 33 Ω31.35 Ω–34.65 Ω
- 34 Ω33.66 Ω–34.34 Ω
- 34.8 Ω34.452 Ω–35.148 Ω
- 35.7 Ω35.343 Ω–36.057 Ω
- 36.5 Ω36.135 Ω–36.865 Ω
- 37.4 Ω37.026 Ω–37.774 Ω
- 39 Ω37.05 Ω–40.95 Ω
If you do not have one
Standard values that land within 1% of 36 Ω when combined.