Sensors / Light / Color / Photo

Extend your sensing spectrum with our range of Light / Color / Photo sensors, and add basic gesture sensing, RGB color sensing, proximity sensing, or ambient light sensing to your project. We also have UV sensor breakouts and lots of tinier breadboard options, like phototransistors and IR LEDs.

Adafruit AS7341 10-Channel Light / Color Sensor Breakout - STEMMA QT / Qwiic

Product ID: 4698
$15.95
57 in stock

Adafruit APDS9960 Proximity, Light, RGB, and Gesture Sensor - STEMMA QT / Qwiic

Product ID: 3595
$7.50
In stock

Adafruit TSL2591 High Dynamic Range Digital Light Sensor - STEMMA QT

Product ID: 1980
$6.95
In stock

Photo Transistor Light Sensor

Product ID: 2831
$0.95
In stock

Adafruit VEML7700 Lux Sensor - I2C Light Sensor - STEMMA QT / Qwiic

Product ID: 4162
$4.95
In stock

Adafruit LTR390 UV Light Sensor - STEMMA QT / Qwiic

Product ID: 4831
$4.95
In stock

Adafruit ALS-PT19 Analog Light Sensor Breakout

Product ID: 2748
$2.50
In stock

IR (Infrared) Receiver Sensor - TSOP38238

Product ID: 157
$1.95
In stock

Adafruit BH1750 Light Sensor - STEMMA QT / Qwiic

Product ID: 4681
$4.50
In stock

Adafruit VCNL4040 Proximity and Lux Sensor - STEMMA QT / Qwiic

Product ID: 4161
$5.95
47 in stock

Miniature Reflective Infrared Optical Sensors - 5 Pack - ITR20001/T

Product ID: 3930
$2.95
58 in stock

Adafruit AS7262 6-Channel Visible Light / Color Sensor Breakout

Product ID: 3779
$19.95
In stock

T-Slot Photo Interrupter

Product ID: 3986
$2.95
68 in stock

Adafruit Right Angle VEML7700 Lux Sensor - I2C Light Sensor - STEMMA QT / Qwiic

Product ID: 5378
$4.95
In stock

Adafruit VCNL4020 Proximity and Light Sensor - STEMMA QT / Qwiic

Product ID: 5810
$5.95
In stock

Reflective Infrared IR Optical Sensor with 470 and 10K Resistors

Product ID: 2349
$1.95
94 in stock

VCNL4010 Proximity/Light sensor

Product ID: 466
$7.50
In stock

Adafruit LTR-329 Light Sensor - STEMMA QT / Qwiic

Product ID: 5591
$4.50
77 in stock

T-Slot Photo Interrupter with 1 Meter Cable

Product ID: 3985
$3.95
In stock

Adafruit LTR-303 Light Sensor - STEMMA QT / Qwiic

Product ID: 5610
$4.50
In stock

Photo cell (CdS photoresistor)

Product ID: 161

Analog UV Light Sensor Breakout - GUVA-S12SD

Product ID: 1918

Adafruit TSL2561 Digital Luminosity/Lux/Light Sensor Breakout

Product ID: 439

RGB Color Sensor with IR filter and White LED - TCS34725

Product ID: 1334

GA1A12S202 Log-scale Analog Light Sensor

Product ID: 1384

Adafruit STEMMA - TSL2561 Digital Lux / Light Sensor

Product ID: 3611

SI1145 Digital UV Index / IR / Visible Light Sensor

Product ID: 1777

Adafruit VEML6075 UVA UVB and UV Index Sensor Breakout

Product ID: 3964

Adafruit VEML6070 UV Index Sensor Breakout

Product ID: 2899

Adafruit pIRkey - a Python Programmable InfraRed USB Adapter

Product ID: 3364