diff --git a/libs/color-sensor/color.ts b/libs/color-sensor/color.ts
index e6d977df..0c3d8d5b 100644
--- a/libs/color-sensor/color.ts
+++ b/libs/color-sensor/color.ts
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ namespace sensors {
                 || this.mode == ColorSensorMode.AmbientLightIntensity
                 || this.mode == ColorSensorMode.ReflectedLightIntensity)
                 return this.getNumber(NumberFormat.UInt8LE, 0)
+            if (this.mode == ColorSensorMode.RefRaw || this.mode == ColorSensorMode.RgbRaw)
+                return this.getNumber(NumberFormat.UInt16LE, 0)
             return 0
         }
 
@@ -114,7 +116,7 @@ namespace sensors {
 
         _update(prev: number, curr: number) {
             if (this.calibrating) return; // simply ignore data updates while calibrating
-            if (this.mode == ColorSensorMode.Color)
+            if (this.mode == ColorSensorMode.Color || this.mode == ColorSensorMode.RgbRaw || this.mode == ColorSensorMode.RefRaw)
                 control.raiseEvent(this._id, this._colorEventValue(curr));
             else
                 this.thresholdDetector.setLevel(curr);
@@ -179,6 +181,24 @@ namespace sensors {
             return this.getNumber(NumberFormat.UInt8LE, 0)
         }
 
+        /**
+         * Get the current raw rgb values from the color sensor.
+         * @param sensor the color sensor to query the request
+         */
+        //% help=sensors/color-sensor/rgbraw
+        //% block="**color sensor** %this| rgbraw"
+        //% blockId=colorGetRgbRawColor
+        //% parts="colorsensor"
+        //% blockNamespace=sensors
+        //% this.fieldEditor="ports"
+        //% weight=98
+        //% group="Color Sensor"
+        //% blockGap=8
+        getRgbRaw() {
+            this.setMode(ColorSensorMode.RgbRaw);
+            return [this.getNumber(NumberFormat.UInt16LE, 0), this.getNumber(NumberFormat.UInt16LE, 2), this.getNumber(NumberFormat.UInt16LE, 4)];
+        }
+
         /**
          * Registers code to run when the ambient light changes.
          * @param condition the light condition
@@ -248,6 +268,14 @@ namespace sensors {
             return this.light(LightIntensityMode.Reflected);
         }
 
+        /**
+         * Gets the raw reflection light value
+         */
+        getRefRaw() {
+            this.setMode(ColorSensorMode.RefRaw);
+            return this.getNumber(NumberFormat.UInt16LE, 0);
+        }
+
         /**
          * Set a threshold value
          * @param condition the dark or bright light condition