Question about Kelvin temp of LED lights
We are looking to replace the LED lights we bought for our RV. I think they are 6000K and seem bluish to me. They were inexpensive and bought from Amazon. I have found a supplier -- M4 Products -- tha...
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color temp
As you can see from the table, sunlight is around 5000-6000K, I've seen 5700 K used. Some LED lamps will have a CRI rating (color rendering index) and the closer that is to 100 the closer that lamp is to real sunlight. Anything in the mid 90's is good. However a lot of people are used to incandescent lamps which have a distinctly yellow cast and so a bulb designed to match sunlight will seem to be blue to them.
All this comes down to what you like, if you are happier with 4500 K lamps then get them. I got a 5700 K 100 W bulb from Home Depot, Phillips brand, for $10 a few days ago. That's my price point.
As you can see from the table, sunlight is around 5000-6000K, I've seen 5700 K used. Some LED lamps will have a CRI rating (color rendering index) and the closer that is to 100 the closer that lamp is to real sunlight. Anything in the mid 90's is good. However a lot of people are used to incandescent lamps which have a distinctly yellow cast and so a bulb designed to match sunlight will seem to be blue to them.
All this comes down to what you like, if you are happier with 4500 K lamps then get them. I got a 5700 K 100 W bulb from Home Depot, Phillips brand, for $10 a few days ago. That's my price point.
