5.6 Ω resistor colour code
Four bands: Green · Blue · Gold · Gold. The first two give the digits, the third multiplies, the fourth states how far off the real part may be.
Nominal
5.6 Ω
5.6 ohms
Real range at ±5%
5.32 Ω – 5.88 Ω
A gold band allows this much drift.
Series
E12
Held in almost every parts drawer.
Band by band
| Band | Colour | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Green | 1st digit — 5 |
| 2 | Blue | 2nd digit — 6 |
| 3 | Gold | Multiplier — ×0.1 |
| 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 | 589 mA | 1.94 W | 5 W |
| 5 V | 893 mA | 4.46 W | no standard part — needs a power resistor or a heatsink |
| 12 V | 2.14 A | 25.7 W | no standard part — needs a power resistor or a heatsink |
| 24 V | 4.29 A | 103 W | no standard part — needs a power resistor or a heatsink |
What you can actually get
Parts made
133
129th most of 1,465 values
In stock
2,036
across 2 of them
Cheapest at 100
$0.0077
each
Tolerances sold
±0.1% to ±20%
7 grades in all
Packages: 1206, 0805, 0603, 0402, 1210, 2512, 1020, 0612. Ratings: 30mW to 25W.
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
$0.00252
each, but only from 100,000 pieces up
Sitting in stock
925,767
across 10 part numbers
Per piece, ten costs 9.1× 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 3 W.
Cheapest part you can buy ten of: RC0402JR-075R6L 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
GreenBlueBlackSilverBrown
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 5.6 Ω — which is why measuring beats reading when it matters.
- 5.1 Ω4.845 Ω–5.355 Ω
- 5.36 Ω5.3064 Ω–5.4136 Ω
- 5.49 Ω5.4351 Ω–5.5449 Ω
- 5.62 Ω5.5638 Ω–5.6762 Ω
- 5.76 Ω5.7024 Ω–5.8176 Ω
- 5.9 Ω5.841 Ω–5.959 Ω
If you do not have one
Standard values that land within 1% of 5.6 Ω when combined.