The color of your bulb: a choice to take into account

The color of your bulb: a choice to take into account

The "K" indication on the light bulb packaging does not really keep your attention? And yet you should! The color of your bulb, which is in the bluish-white or in the yellow-orange will influence your feeling...

The color of the bulb, or the Kelvin value

The color temperature represents the hue of a light source and is expressed in degrees Kelvin (° K). With today's LED bulbs that emit a much better color rendition, we have the choice of the shade of white, the general color of the bulbs, for our light sources.

The degree Kelvin (° K) makes it possible to measure the color of the light perceived by the human eye. It is used to measure what is called the color temperature. The color temperature indicates whether an LED bulb will give a warm or cold light. Simply put, the lower the color temperature, the more light is yellow-orange. When the color temperature is high, the tone of the light is bluish.

The hot-colored temperatures of "warm white" are between 2700 and 3300 Kelvin. As for cold color temperatures also called "cold white", they reach values exceeding 5,300 Kelvin. Neutral or "neutral white" colors are characterized by temperatures between 3300 and 5300 Kelvin approximately.

A color for an atmosphere: choosing a light bulb

Cold white: the cold white is a color temperature with blue reflections. This bulb color is rather used for contexts of precision work, for a cellar, to highlight a painting or a work or for outdoor lighting.

Neutral white: the neutral white tends towards the natural color of daylight. It is particularly suitable for lighting the bathroom or kitchen for clarity.

Warm white: warm white is a known color since it is very close to incandescent and halogen bulbs. This type of light evokes the natural light of a sunset. The more it is orange and the more it will have a Zen and relaxing effect. This bulb color is used in living rooms such as living rooms and bedrooms.

Cold white for precision, neutral white for clarity or warm white for a Zen and warm atmosphere, each bulb color is more or less suitable for a situation. With our guide, you just have to choose among our many bulbs for every room in the house!