ᐅ What color temperature have you chosen for your LEDs?

Created on: 29 Sep 2017 07:49
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Curly
Hello,
what color temperature (in Kelvin) do your LEDs have in your home? Have you chosen a brighter light color for the kitchen and bathroom? I have read that you should use at least 4000K in the kitchen. Has anyone done this? What about exterior lighting—do you also prefer around 4000K there?

Best regards,
Sabine
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Knallkörper
29 Sep 2017 09:05
Curly schrieb:
Don’t you find 2700K a bit too yellow? Are LEDs with higher lumens less yellow, or does that not make a difference?

Brightness does not affect color, and color is not related to brightness! The color doesn’t change when you dim the LEDs either. We have LEDs throughout the entire house, as well as halogen lamps. If halogen lamps don’t seem too yellow to you, then 2700K is fine. To repeat: the important factor is the “color rendering index” (CRI) – I used the wrong term in my first post. If the CRI is low, the light appears unnatural, and surfaces that are illuminated reflect unnatural colors.

LEDs with a high CRI are less bright at the same power. To put it simply: bright LEDs (> 350 lumens) at 2700K with a CRI above 90, and also dimmable, are not exactly cheap and are usually not found in typical hardware stores.
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merlin83
29 Sep 2017 23:27
Civillight has RA 99....it looks like a halogen bulb.

In the living area, 2,700 and 3,000 kelvin are comfortable. In the basement, 4,000 kelvin works well.
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DNL
30 Sep 2017 07:31
@Knallkörper where can you get these types of light bulbs?
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ONeill
30 Sep 2017 12:45
We installed the Voltus spotlights. They have the mentioned features. They cost about 25 euros each.

Regards
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Knallkörper
30 Sep 2017 21:31
LEDON can also be recommended.
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ypg
30 Sep 2017 23:01
Knallkörper schrieb:
LEDON is also recommendable

So where did you get yours from, or which brand? That was my question to you.