Led enables you to choose the exact color you want.
2700k vs 5000k led bulb.
Actually the amount of lumens in a f40t12 for example bulb is the same regardless of the color.
The 2700k matches the warm soft light colour of candlelight firelight or an ordinary incandescent bulb.
That color is typically 2700k 3000k range.
The two most common types are warm white and cool white.
A 4000k led bulb produces a bright white or cool toned kind of color which gives a warm effect as well as bright enough to work beneath it.
A red or blue 40 watt light bulb emits the same amount of lumens about 400 lumens as a clear or frosted bulb but you can t see by the red or blue as well as you can with the clear or frosted.
For exteriors either 2700k or 3000k will work depending on the look you re going for.
Soft white 2700k 3000k bright white cool white 3500k 4100k and daylight 5000k 6500k.
You can even use it in the kitchen when you work.
A 5000k led bulb produces a bright daylight kind of color.
Traditional light bulbs they gave a warm yellow glow that they produced after electricity passing through the wire.
You can find 3500k led bulbs for residential use but i d stay away from them.
During mid day hours direct sunlight will have a color temperature over 5000k and daylight including the entire blue sky will have a color temperature closer to 6500k.
A 2700k lamp has a warmer tone than a 5000k lamp.
The three primary types of color temperature for light bulbs are.
So it s good for bathrooms basements area and your study room.
An incandescent lamp is 2700k a warm white fluorescent lamp is 3000k a cool white fluorescent lamp is 4100k and noon outdoor sunlight is about 6000k.
The 2700k bulbs are a softer more traditional look while the 3000k bulbs are slightly harsher but not too harsh that it looks bad.
The higher the degrees kelvin the whiter the color temperature.
As such you will find that the color appearance of a 4000k led bulb is similar to natural sunlight during morning or afternoon hours.