During my travels, I’m often asked about the type of light (color) LED’s emit. Years ago we had but one choice, a bulb which gave off a blue hue when illuminated. Due to many scientific breakthroughs over the past decade, we now have a myriad of choices available with respect to LED bulb colors. In fact, many of the most popular bulbs that Starlights, Inc. produces today match the golden hue of a typical incandescent bulb. When behind a lens, most people aren’t able to differentiate between our ‘warm white’ LED bulb and a regular incandescent light bulb (until one looks at one’s power draw). Of course, we still offer ‘cool white’ bulbs, some with the blue hue (which to my surprise many people prefer), and others that are almost completely white. But the question is, when shopping for LED bulbs, how do you know which bulbs offer which color?
Here’s the secret. You have to look for what we call color temperature. This term has nothing to do with the cool temperatures at which LED bulbs run, but rather the color that the light emits. Click here to see a Kelvin Scale chart: Kelvin Scale. Kelvin scales range from 0-1000. Most blue hue LED bulbs lie in the 6500K range. A typical yellowish light is around 3000K. And the whiter light (my favorite temp) is about 4200K. As with any subjective topic, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. My suggestion is to visit one of your local retailers and ask them to show you the difference between a high Kelvin bulb and a lower one. Any of the dealers that carry Starlights, Inc. LED’s have the capability and eagerness to demonstrate these bulbs and further educate you on the subtle nuances which differentiate one LED bulb/manufacturer from the others.