🌈 5 mm RGB LED Diodes — Common Cathode, 4-Pin
Bright 5 mm RGB LEDs with a common-cathode 4-pin layout, so each colour channel can be driven independently. Mix red, green and blue in any combination to create almost any colour, from subtle indicators to vivid accents.
✨ Key Features
• 5 mm diffused-lens RGB LED with four pins
- Common cathode — one shared negative, three separate colour anodes
- Independent red, green and blue channels for full colour mixing
- Drives directly from 5 V through series resistors (or 3.3 V logic with suitable values)
- Standard through-hole footprint for breadboards and PCBs
- Diffused lens gives an even glow and a wide viewing angle
🔧 Specifications
- Package: 5 mm through-hole LED
- Configuration: common cathode, 4 pins
- Colours: red, green, blue (independently driven)
- Forward voltage: red approx. 2.0 V, green/blue approx. 3.0–3.2 V
- Typical current: 20 mA per channel
- Viewing angle: approx. 30–60°
- Pin length: standard, ready for breadboard or PCB soldering
- Lens: diffused, colourless
💡 Perfect for
- Status indicators and multi-colour panel lights
- Breadboard demos, Arduino lessons and STEM kits
- Mood lighting, decorations and model effects
• Signal towers and simple RGB displays
- Mixing custom colours with PWM on any microcontroller