Light & Colour
Browse our range of light and colour sensors, including ambient light, UV, IR, and full-spectrum colour recognition modules. Whether you need a simple photoresistor or a multi-channel spectral sensor, we stock options for every project.
Popular with Australian makers, educators, and engineers for projects like automatic lighting, UV monitoring, gesture detection, and colour-matching systems. Most modules use I2C for easy integration with Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and CircuitPython.
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Light-dependent Resistor Sensor Module
SKU: LB-24-LIGHT | Brand: Little Bird
Light-dependent resistors are electronic components whose resistance changes with light intensity. They are also called LDRs, photoresistors, or photoconductors. It has four pins:3.3V : While 'VCC'...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Mini Photocell
SKU: SF-SEN-09088 | Brand: SparkFun
This is a very small light sensor. A photocell changes (also called a photodetector, photo resistor, CdS or photoconductive cell) resistance depending on the amount of light it is exposed to. These little sensors make...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Gravity: Analog Ambient Light Sensor For Arduino
SKU: DF-DFR0026 | Brand: DFRobot
Here comes DFRobot's new Analog Ambient Light Sensor for Arduino or Raspberry Pi. Brand new design and much more convenient to use. This sensor help you to detect the light density and reflect the analog voltage s...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
Gravity: Analog Ambient Light Sensor TEMT6000
SKU: DF-SEN0043 | Brand: DFRobot
An analog ambient light sensor based on the TEMT6000 detector, which has a spectral response closely matching the human eye with very low IR sensitivity. It outputs an analog voltage proportional to the ambient light ...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Octopus light sensor
SKU: EF-EF04092 | Brand: ElecFreaks
The Octopus Light Sensor Brick reads the ambient light level of its surrounding environment and outputs an analog signal. The 3-pin GVS connector makes it easy to plug into micro:bit expansion boards, Arduino, and oth...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Mini Photocell
SKU: DF-FIT0180 | Brand: DFRobot
This type of photoresistor is made of environment-friendly materials(no Cadmium and Lead) compared with the traditional CDS photoresistor. It changes resistance depending on the amount of light it is exposed to. Thes...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
Adafruit ALS-PT19 Analog Light Sensor Breakout
SKU: AF-2748 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit ALS-PT19 is a compact analog light sensor that provides a simple voltage output proportional to ambient light intensity. Its spectral response closely matches that of the human eye, thanks to a high infra...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Octopus Analog Photocell Brick OBPhotocell
SKU: EF-EF04032 | Brand: ElecFreaks
The Octopus Analog Photocell Brick is a light-dependent resistor (LDR) module from the ElecFreaks Octopus Electronic Bricks series. It uses a cadmium-sulfide (CdS) photocell that changes resistance based on ambient li...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
Linker light sensor for Arduino
SKU: TB-XC4574 | Brand: Little Bird
The light sensor, also known as the light dependent resistor (LDR). Typically, the resistance of the light sensor will decrease when the ambient light intensity increases. Linksprite Page Specificat...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Light Sensor Gizmo for Playground - Analog Input
SKU: TR-GIZLIGHT | Brand: 4tronix
The Playground system is an easy way to connect from Crumble, Raspberry Pi or BBC micro:bit to useful GizmosThe Light Sensor Gizmo provides an easy way to connect an Analog input which varies with the brightness of th...
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Mini Photocell
SKU: PI-COM1703 | Brand: Pimoroni
This is a very small light sensor. A photocell changes (also called a photodetector, photo resistor, CdS or photoconductive cell) resistance depending on the amount of light it is exposed to. These little sensors make...
Out of stock
