I bought lightbulbs for the whole house

Labeled “Daylight”

In the display case they looked like a bright yellow light (natural sunlight)

But we just put them on and they’re white!
Since when is daylight white?

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AllAboutLaffs · 80-89, M

Light is measured on the Kelvin Scale ... in light bulbs, soft white is around 2500-3000K and daylight is around 5000-5500K .... soft white will be warmer (more yellow) and daylight will be cooler (more white) ...

If you can take the bulbs back, choose bright white (around 3500K) if you want a warmer look

dirge · M

its always been that way. it sounds like you wanted 'warm' bulbs. warm tend to be visibility yellow. daylight can look almost blueish

KaysHealingPath · 36-40, F

@dirge but daylight is only white when it’s cloudy 🧐

Ugh I so want to go change them all I spent over $200 in lightbulbs

dirge · M

@KaysHealingPath i tend to think of it the other way around... like a summer day at noon. Most of the rest of the colors in the sky are from dust and stuff through the air.

fun4us2b · M

I went through the same thing - you have to pay attention to the color temperature - google a little, I think there's also differences from brand to brand

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fun4us2b · M

@KaysHealingPath Yes - so on the chart Daylight is listed at 5000K which is mostly white going into blue - the number is the thing to watch...you probably want 3000K

Light from fire or incandescent bulbs are much more yellow

KaysHealingPath · 36-40, F

@fun4us2b thank you
Yes that’s what I wanted again I based my purchase off of what they had in the display case.
Someone must’ve just switched the bulbs 🤦🏻‍♀️

Threepio

@KaysHealingPath Yep... Kelvin and Lumen values are important when choosing lighting.

Best write-ups I have ever seen on the subject(s) can be found here:

https://www.ledlightingwholesaleinc.com/Understanding-Lumens-vs-Kelvin-s/399.htm

http://www.adelaideelectric.com.au/what-is-lumens-watts-kelvins-led-lights/

FWIW.. we do a lot of "catalog" photos of our products in our business... we use 6500K/1550Lumens with reflectors. Bright AF.....= great pics.

GermanAf · 26-30, M

I mean our sun is technically white

KaysHealingPath · 36-40, F

@GermanAf but it’s looks yellow and reflects yellow light except when it’s cloudy

AbbySvenz · F

Um.. sunlight is white.

KaysHealingPath · 36-40, F

@AbbySvenz umm buy it looks yellow when the sun is out
It only looks white out when it’s cloudy

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