5.6 MΩ resistor colour code
Four bands: Green · Blue · Green · Gold. The first two give the digits, the third multiplies, the fourth states how far off the real part may be.
Nominal
5.6 MΩ
5,600,000 ohms
Real range at ±5%
5.32 MΩ – 5.88 MΩ
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 | 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 | 0.589 µA | 1.94 µW | 1/8 W |
| 5 V | 0.893 µA | 4.46 µW | 1/8 W |
| 12 V | 2.14 µA | 25.7 µW | 1/8 W |
| 24 V | 4.29 µA | 103 µW | 1/8 W |
What you can actually get
Parts made
63
588th most of 1,465 values
In stock
0
across 0 of them
Cheapest at 100
$0.0058
each
Tolerances sold
±0.25% to ±5%
5 grades in all
Packages: 0805, 1206, 0603, 1210, 2010, 2512, 0402, 1225. Ratings: 63mW 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
$0.18
$0.018 each · Cut Tape (CT) · minimum order 1
The reel price
$0.00171
each, but only from 100,000 pieces up
Sitting in stock
1,073,963
across 40 part numbers
Per piece, ten costs 10.5× 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 1/4 W.
Cheapest part you can buy ten of: RMCF0402JT5M60 by Stackpole Electronics Inc — 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
GreenBlueBlackYellowBrown
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 MΩ — which is why measuring beats reading when it matters.
- 5.1 MΩ4.845 MΩ–5.355 MΩ
- 5.36 MΩ5.3064 MΩ–5.4136 MΩ
- 5.49 MΩ5.4351 MΩ–5.5449 MΩ
- 5.62 MΩ5.5638 MΩ–5.6762 MΩ
- 5.76 MΩ5.7024 MΩ–5.8176 MΩ
- 5.9 MΩ5.841 MΩ–5.959 MΩ
If you do not have one
Standard values that land within 1% of 5.6 MΩ when combined.