Differnce in Flouescent colours

[r.bartlett]

Hi Guys

Just about to replace my 9 kitchen (2 switches 1=4, 1=5 2 = 9) halogen spots with the Megaman replacements but notice that they come in 3 colours

Coolwhite (4000K), Daylight (6500K), Warmwhite (2700K)

What is the difference between the colours...?

Cheers

Richard

 

[Belle427]

http://www.thelightbulbshop.co.uk/colourtemp.htm
Colour Temperatures - Light Bulbs & Lamps | Halogen Bulbs, Fluorescent Tubes

 

[tim west]

The Colour Temperature, the different temperatures will affect the colour rendition of illuminated objects. Choice is dependant on their application, For closest colour rendition to the eye choose daylight as standard colour perception to the human eye is guaged by daylight.
Of the range daylight is the closest to sunlight, warm is closest to tungsten light and coolwhite is a middle of the road mix of the two.

Photography/Television will call for lighting which gives closest representation to standard colour rendition maybe altering this for special effect.

For domestic use it's really up to preference, some like a harsh or cold (actually hot or "blue") light say in the kitchen but a more warmer light in a living area.

 

[Steve]

I'd definitely go for a coolwhite or daylight in a kitchen, simply because it will make it feel cooler! Nothing worse than slaving over a hot stove (not that i'd know about that) with warmwhite lights beating down on you! Its a better work light too.

Out of interest, we have one of our clusters of 4 tubes at work fitted with a meat light (very pink/orange colour), the other 3 are daylight tubes, and the overall light below it is just like theres a window above. (The meat tube came about because the lamp man ran out of tubes and that was his last tube ).

 

[securespark]

Meat tube? Does it look like a coop sausage?

 

[Steve]