6.2 kΩ resistor colour code
Four bands: Blue · Red · Red · Gold. The first two give the digits, the third multiplies, the fourth states how far off the real part may be.
Nominal
6.2 kΩ
6,200 ohms
Real range at ±5%
5.89 kΩ – 6.51 kΩ
A gold band allows this much drift.
Series
E24
E24 only — stocked less often.
Band by band
| Band | Colour | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue | 1st digit — 6 |
| 2 | Red | 2nd digit — 2 |
| 3 | Red | Multiplier — ×100 |
| 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 | 532 µA | 1.76 mW | 1/8 W |
| 5 V | 806 µA | 4.03 mW | 1/8 W |
| 12 V | 1.94 mA | 23.2 mW | 1/8 W |
| 24 V | 3.87 mA | 92.9 mW | 1/4 W |
What you can actually get
Parts made
183
68th most of 1,465 values
In stock
9,753
across 2 of them
Cheapest at 100
$0.0024
each
Tolerances sold
±0.01% to ±5%
7 grades in all
Packages: 0603, 1206, 0805, 0402, 1210, 2010, 2512, 0207. Ratings: 30mW to 20W.
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
$0.17
$0.017 each · Cut Tape (CT) · minimum order 1
The reel price
$0.00146
each, but only from 100,000 pieces up
Sitting in stock
2,912,599
across 17 part numbers
Per piece, ten costs 11.6× 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 1/8 W.
Cheapest part you can buy ten of: CR0402-FX-6201GLF by Bourns 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
BlueRedBlackRedBrown
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 6.2 kΩ — which is why measuring beats reading when it matters.
- 5.9 kΩ5.841 kΩ–5.959 kΩ
- 6.04 kΩ5.9796 kΩ–6.1004 kΩ
- 6.19 kΩ6.1281 kΩ–6.2519 kΩ
- 6.34 kΩ6.2766 kΩ–6.4034 kΩ
- 6.49 kΩ6.4251 kΩ–6.5549 kΩ
- 6.8 kΩ6.46 kΩ–7.14 kΩ
If you do not have one
Standard values that land within 1% of 6.2 kΩ when combined.