620 kΩ resistor colour code
Four bands: Blue · Red · Yellow · Gold. The first two give the digits, the third multiplies, the fourth states how far off the real part may be.
Nominal
620 kΩ
620,000 ohms
Real range at ±5%
589 kΩ – 651 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 | Yellow | Multiplier — ×10,000 |
| 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 | 5.32 µA | 17.6 µW | 1/8 W |
| 5 V | 8.06 µA | 40.3 µW | 1/8 W |
| 12 V | 19.4 µA | 232 µW | 1/8 W |
| 24 V | 38.7 µA | 929 µW | 1/8 W |
What you can actually get
Parts made
154
122nd most of 1,465 values
In stock
1,104
across 1 of them
Cheapest at 100
$0.0009
each
Tolerances sold
±0.1% to ±5%
6 grades in all
Packages: 0603, 1206, 0805, 1210, 0402, 2512, 2010, 0204. Ratings: 50mW 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
$0.20
$0.020 each · Cut Tape (CT) · minimum order 1
The reel price
$0.00198
each, but only from 100,000 pieces up
Sitting in stock
401,556
across 6 part numbers
Per piece, ten costs 10.1× 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 1/8 W.
Cheapest part you can buy ten of: RMCF0402FT620K 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
BlueRedBlackOrangeBrown
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 620 kΩ — which is why measuring beats reading when it matters.
- 590 kΩ584.1 kΩ–595.9 kΩ
- 604 kΩ597.96 kΩ–610.04 kΩ
- 619 kΩ612.81 kΩ–625.19 kΩ
- 634 kΩ627.66 kΩ–640.34 kΩ
- 649 kΩ642.51 kΩ–655.49 kΩ
- 680 kΩ646 kΩ–714 kΩ
If you do not have one
Standard values that land within 1% of 620 kΩ when combined.