The experiment was conducted in two nitrogen treatments: one is with high nitrogen application; the other is without nitrogen supply. The indexes coming from leaf SPAD-value was used to evaluate leaf color and nitrogen sensitivity of rice among 146 genotypes before heading stage. All the tested genotypes were divided into 4 types according to their leaf SPAD-value. Type I of 19 genotypes had lower SPAD-value and lower nitrogen sensitivity. Type II of 20 genotypes had deeper leaf color and is also insensitive to nitrogen. Type III and IV included 20 and 11 genotypes of higher nitrogen sensitivity with lower and higher SPAD-value, respectively.