Light & Colour

Here at Adafruit we never get tired of new and exotic glowing things. Like moths to the flame, we were intrigued by this new LED technology from Nt...

We’ve all seen toys and things that change color when you run them under warm water or heat them up in the sun. Some of us were especially mes...

Light pipe is very cool stuff. It transmits light along its length, like fiber optic cable, but it also “leaks” light along the way, causing the en...

The ML8511 breakout is an easy to use ultraviolet light sensor. The MP8511 Sensor works by outputing an analog signal in relation to the amount of ...

The TSL2561 SparkFun Luminosity Sensor Breakout is a sophisticated light sensor which has a flat response across most of the visible spectrum. Unli...

The Spectacle Light Kit makes it easy to illuminate your next project at the push of a button! The Light Kit provides a simple, straightforward way...

RGB Pixels are digitally-controllable lights you can set to any color, or animate. Each plastic PVC 'pixel bar' contains 3 RGB LEDs and a contro...

What do you get when you power a layer of liquid crystal material sandwiched between two sheets of glass? A Liquid Crystal Light Valve (a.k.a a LCD...

RGB Pixels are digitally-controllable lights you can set to any color, or animate. Each round 'pixel cluster' contains 3 RGB LEDs and a controll...

These pretty strips of light are plastic diffused backlights, often seen in LCD displays. Normally they're tucked behind the LCD and shine white li...

You can never have too many LEDs. Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. This is a pack of 100 LEDs all conveniently packaged in a reusable ESD safe b...

This is the FemtoBuck, a small-size single-output constant current LED driver. Each FemtoBuck has the capability to dim a single high-power channel...

These are blue-green 5" x 3" electroluminescent (EL) panels from ELastoLite®. These EL panels are highly flexible, waterproof, and with a little bi...

You will squeak with delight when you hold this adorable miniature LED matrix. 0.8" square, its got everything a big LED matrix has, but bite si...

These nylon clips will let you attach our flexible NeoPixel strips to a wall, moulding, or project. Just side the rubber tubing thru so that the cl...

New from ModMyPi & Cyntech - The Modular Raspberry Pi 2 Model B case!   Our new deluxe Raspberry Pi 2 Model B case is a fully customisab...

Having a 3D printer without filament is sort of like having a regular printer without paper or ink.  And while a lot of printers come with some fil...

Having a 3D printer without filament is sort of like having a regular printer without paper or ink.  And while a lot of printers come with some fil...

Remember when you were a kid and there was a birthday party at the pool and your parents totally embarrassed you by slathering you all over with...

Looking beyond ABS? Tired of PLA? Open a world of possibilities, limited only by your imagination. NinjaFlex, a cutting-edge filament for 3D printe...

Need some really bright LEDs? We are big fans of these 5mm clear UV / Purple LEDs. These emit UV 'blacklight' in the UVA spectrum so they are great...

Delve into the traditional Japanese art of origami and produce softly lit origami paper. You can make a lampshade using either a square-folded shad...

Keep your 5mm LEDs in place with these little plastic LED holders. These are handy for projects using individual LEDs as they look sleek, and...