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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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

KaysHealingPath · 36-40, F

@fun4us2b thanks
The yellow light in the display case was labeled “daylight” I picked the unit number on the display case from the shelves, which also said daylight.

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.