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LED Color Chart

The LED color chart below does NOT represent what The LED Light carries. This chart is only to be used as reference for the various types of LEDs being manufactured today, and to show what their basic properties are.

LED Color Chart

Wavelength (nm) Color Name Fwd Voltage (Vf @ 20ma) Intensity 5mm LEDs Viewing Angle LED Dye Material 635 High Eff. Red 2.0 200mcd @20mA 15° GaAsP/GaP - Gallium Arsenic Phosphide / Gallium Phosphide 633 Super Red 2.2 3500mcd @20mA 15° InGaAIP - Indium Gallium Aluminum Phosphide 623 Red- Orange 2.2 4500mcd @20mA 15° InGaAIP - Indium Gallium Aluminum Phosphide 612 Orange 2.1 160mcd @20mA 15° GaAsP/GaP - Gallium Arsenic Phosphide / Gallium Phosphide 592 Amber Yellow 2.1 7000mcd @20mA 15° InGaAIP - Indium Gallium Aluminum Phosphide 585  Yellow 2.1 100mcd @20mA 15° GaAsP/GaP - Gallium Arsenic Phosphide / Gallium Phosphide 3500K "Incan- descent" White 3.6 2000mcd @20mA 20° SiC/GaN -- Silicon Carbide/Gallium Nitride 5000K Pale White 3.6 4000mcd @20mA 20° SiC/GaN -- Silicon Carbide/Gallium Nitride 6500+K Cool White 3.6 6000mcd @20mA 20° SiC/GaN - Silicon Carbide / Gallium Nitride 574 Super Lime Yellow 2.4 1000mcd @20mA 15° InGaAIP - Indium Gallium Aluminum Phosphide 570 Super Lime Green 2.0 1000mcd @20mA 15° InGaAIP - Indium Gallium Aluminum Phosphide 565 High  Efficiency  Green 2.1 200mcd @20mA 15° GaP/GaP - Gallium Phosphide/Gallium Phosphide 560 Super Pure Green 2.1 350mcd @20mA 15° InGaAIP - Indium Gallium Aluminum Phosphide 555 Pure Green 2.1 80mcd @20mA 15° GaP/GaP - Gallium Phosphide/ Gallium Phosphide 525 Aqua Green 3.5 10,000mcd @20mA 15° SiC/GaN - Silicon Carbide / Gallium Nitride 505 Blue Green 3.5 2000mcd @20mA 45° SiC/GaN - Silicon Carbide / Gallium Nitride 470 Super Blue 3.6 3000mcd @20mA 15° SiC/GaN - Silicon Carbide / Gallium Nitride 430 Ultra Blue 3.8 100mcd @20mA 15° SiC/GaN - Silicon Carbide / Gallium Nitride

Graph is through the courtesy of LEDtronics  07/10/00

Disclaimer: The information provide herein are basics to educate one on the operating properties and user characteristics of LEDs. We do not imply that the information is accurate or applicable to every aspect of LED usage. Each application will have to be performed on its own merits and with full understanding that damages and injury are the sole responsibility of the "builder". We do not dispense engineering advice. You need to determine the specific products you will need for your specific application.

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