75 Ω resistor colour code
Four bands: Violet · Green · Black · Gold. The first two give the digits, the third multiplies, the fourth states how far off the real part may be.
Nominal
75 Ω
75 ohms
Real range at ±5%
71.25 Ω – 78.75 Ω
A gold band allows this much drift.
Series
E24
E24 only — stocked less often.
Band by band
| Band | Colour | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Violet | 1st digit — 7 |
| 2 | Green | 2nd digit — 5 |
| 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 | 44 mA | 145 mW | 1/2 W |
| 5 V | 66.7 mA | 333 mW | 1 W |
| 12 V | 160 mA | 1.92 W | 5 W |
| 24 V | 320 mA | 7.68 W | no standard part — needs a power resistor or a heatsink |
What you can actually get
Parts made
194
46th most of 1,465 values
In stock
1,488
across 3 of them
Cheapest at 100
$0.0013
each
Tolerances sold
±0.01% to ±20%
8 grades in all
Packages: 0805, 1206, 0603, 0402, 1210, 2512, 2010, 0201. Ratings: 30mW to 100W.
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
$1.18
$0.12 each · Cut Tape (CT) · minimum order 1
The reel price
$0.032
each, but only from 50,000 pieces up
Sitting in stock
227,080
across 1 part numbers
Per piece, ten costs 3.7× the reel price. That gap is why a handful of resistors never costs what the headline price suggests.
Stocked in ±1%, rated 3/4 W.
Cheapest part you can buy ten of: CRCW120675R0FKEAHP by Vishay Dale — 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
VioletGreenBlackBlackBrown
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 75 Ω — which is why measuring beats reading when it matters.
- 68 Ω64.6 Ω–71.4 Ω
- 71.5 Ω70.785 Ω–72.215 Ω
- 73.2 Ω72.468 Ω–73.932 Ω
- 76.8 Ω76.032 Ω–77.568 Ω
- 78.7 Ω77.913 Ω–79.487 Ω
- 82 Ω77.9 Ω–86.1 Ω
If you do not have one
Standard values that land within 1% of 75 Ω when combined.