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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Laser module for Arduino
SKU: LB-LR0021 | Brand: Little Bird
High Quality Laser sensor module for Arduino. Features: Operating Voltage: 5V PCB Size: 15*24 mm Wavelength: 650 nm Depth: 8 mm Height: 24 mm Width: 15 mm Product Weight: 2.2 g
Delivered by Tue 11 Aug
Photo Transistor Light Sensor
SKU: AF-2831 | Brand: Adafruit
This Photo Transistor Light Sensor is a simple sensor that detects ambient light. It's kind of the opposite of an LED - when light hits the little chip inside, it induces current to flow from the long pin...
Delivered by Wed 2 Sep
Adafruit TSL2591 High Dynamic Range Digital Light Sensor
SKU: AF-1980 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit TSL2591 is an ultra-high-range digital light sensor with a massive 600,000,000:1 dynamic range. It features both infrared and full-spectrum photodiodes, allowing you to separately measure infrared, full-s...
Delivered by Tue 11 Aug
TCS3200 RGB Color Sensor For Arduino
SKU: DF-SEN0101 | Brand: DFRobot
An RGB colour sensor breakout board based on the TAOS TCS3200 chip, with four built-in white LEDs for illumination. The TCS3200 can detect and measure a wide range of visible colours by converting light intensity to a...
Delivered by Thu 20 Aug
Adafruit BH1750 Light Sensor - STEMMA QT / Qwiic
SKU: AF-4681 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit BH1750 Light Sensor is a 16-bit ambient light sensor from Rohm that provides measurements directly in lux — the SI unit for illuminance. This makes it easy to compare readings against reference values or ...
Delivered by Tue 11 Aug
TCS34725 RGB Color Sensor For Arduino
SKU: DF-SEN0212 | Brand: DFRobot
The TCS34725 is an I2C RGB colour sensor that detects the red, green, and blue components of light in its environment and returns digital colour values. With high sensitivity, a wide dynamic range, and a built-in IR b...
Delivered by Thu 20 Aug
Adafruit Right Angle VEML7700 Lux Sensor - I2C Light Sensor
SKU: AF-5378 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit Right Angle VEML7700 Lux Sensor is an I2C ambient light sensor that measures calibrated lux values rather than arbitrary brightness numbers. Its unique right-angle orientation senses light coming parallel...
Delivered by Tue 11 Aug
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 Tue 11 Aug
Photo cell (CdS photoresistor)
SKU: AF-161 | Brand: Adafruit
CdS cells are little light sensors. As the squiggly face is exposed to more light, the resistance goes down. When its light, the resistance is about 5-10KΩ, when dark it goes up to 200KΩ. To use, connect one side o...
Delivered by Tue 11 Aug
Adafruit LTR390 UV Light Sensor - STEMMA QT / Qwiic
SKU: AF-4831 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit LTR390 is a dual-purpose UV and ambient light sensor with true UVA sensing at a peak spectral response between 300 and 350 nm. Unlike UV index approximation sensors, the LTR390 has a genuine UV photodiode...
Delivered by Tue 11 Aug
Octopus Analog UV sensor (GUVA-S12SD)
SKU: EF-EF04093 | Brand: ElecFreaks
Octopus Analog UV sensor (GUVA-S12SD) is the UV electric brick in our Octopus series, the basic design is from the Octopus electric bricks and the setting of its outlook, the PCB fixing hole and the connectors are the...
Delivered by Tue 11 Aug
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 Thu 20 Aug
Adafruit AS7341 10-Channel Light / Color Sensor Breakout - STEMMA QT / Qwiic
SKU: AF-4698 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit AS7341 is a 10-channel multi-spectral light sensor that detects not just the amount of light present, but the specific wavelengths — giving you far more detailed colour information than a simple RGB senso...
Delivered by Wed 2 Sep
Laser Diode - 5mW 650nm Red
SKU: AF-1054 | Brand: Adafruit
This compact encapsulated laser diode module produces a red 650nm beam with 5mW output, making it useful for embedded electronics projects that need a simple visible laser source.It includes an integrated driver, so i...
Delivered by Wed 2 Sep
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 Tue 11 Aug
Electronics Components Basic Starter Kit
SKU: LB-LS7756 | Brand: Little Bird
Packing list: 10 × White LEDs10 × Yellow LEDs10 × Blue LEDs10 × Green LEDs10 × Red LEDs1 × RGB LED2 × Photoresistors (LDR)1 × Thermistor5 × Rectifier Diodes (1N4007)5 × NPN Transistors (PN2222)1 × Optocoupler IC ...
Delivered by Tue 11 Aug
DFRobot AS7341 11-Channel Visible Light Sensor-Breakout
SKU: DF-SEN0365 | Brand: DFRobot
This compact breakout uses the AMS AS7341 spectral sensor IC to measure colour across multiple visible-light bands. It is designed for projects that need more detail than a basic RGB colour sensor, with channels cover...
Delivered by Tue 11 Aug
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 Tue 11 Aug
Adafruit VEML7700 Lux Sensor - I2C Light Sensor
SKU: AF-4162 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit VEML7700 is a high-accuracy ambient light sensor from Vishay that outputs calibrated lux values over I2C. Unlike basic light sensors that return unitless brightness readings, the VEML7700 calculates lux (...
Delivered by Tue 11 Aug
Ambient Light Sensor(0-200klx)
SKU: DF-SEN0390 | Brand: DFRobot
A high-precision ambient light sensor housed in a transparent semisphere case for optimal light-gathering performance. With a wide 0–200 klx detection range and I2C communication, this sensor is ideal for applications...
Delivered by Thu 20 Aug