Which light is good for home yellow or white?

For reading purpose or study rooms, its good to avoid yellow lights as they strain your eyes while reading. White lights are best for these areas. And for living room, especially in evenings, we suggest you to have a yellow light/ dim light on left side of your TV unit.

What color light bulb is best for House?

Soft white (2,700 to 3,000 Kelvin) is warm and yellow, the typical color range you get from incandescent bulbs. This light gives a warm and cozy feeling and is often best for living rooms, dens and bedrooms.

What are yellow light bulbs good for?

Installing a yellow light bulb in your porch light, or any outdoor fixture will cut down the number of insects around it so much that you may think it’s eliminated them. It hasn’t. You’ll still have bugs, and they’ll still check it out. The difference is that they’ll move along instead of hanging around.

How do I choose the right light bulb for my house?

A 100W light bulb may look brighter than a 25W bulb but it’s the number of lumens that indicate brightness. To replace a 100-watt incandescent bulb, look for a bulb that gives you around 1600 lumens. For something dimmer, choose less lumens, for brighter light, choose more lumens.

What color light bulbs are not yellow?

Bulbs that provide light at around 3000K to 3500K may be considered “white” or “soft white.” Bulbs that provide light at around 4100K to 5000K are considered “cool white” and these start to have a slightly blue feel to them.

Is Warm white the same as soft white?

Yes. Soft White and Warm White are interchangeable descriptors to indicate the color temperature of the light that the bulb emits.

How do I choose a light bulb color?

You want to choose a light bulb with the right color temperature for your space because it changes the way an entire room looks…the paint color, the energy, the mood. It’s pretty important! So remember that Kelvin = Color. The lower the number the warmer the color.

How do I choose the right size light bulb?

2. Determine much light you need

1. If you used to buy 100 watt bulbs, look for a bulb with 1600 lumens.
2. If you used to buy 75 watt bulbs, look for a bulb with 1100 lumens.
3. If you used to buy 60 watt bulbs, look for a bulb with 800 lumens.
4. If you used to buy 40 watt bulbs, look for a bulb with 450 lumens.