Color experience
Indulite advises for each project the desired color application of light in your project.
A beautiful sunny day gives a color temperature of about 5000 Kelvin.
White light is made up of a mixture of colors and not all white light colors are the same. White light with a higher proportion of red appears warmer and white light with a higher proportion of blue feels colder.
Warm white light gives a warm, cozy and inviting atmosphere, while neutral cool white light feels cool and businesslike.
The concept of color temperature has been introduced to indicate the differences in white light. The definition of color temperature (Kelvin) is the color impression at certain temperatures indicated in Kelvin (K). The following applies here that when a metal rod is heated, color impressions arise, namely:
- when heated to 1000 K, a red color impression is formed
- when heated from 2000 to 3000 K, a yellow color impression is formed
- when heated to 4000 K, a neutral white color impression is created
- and at temperatures above 5000 K a cool white color impression is created
In general: the higher the color temperature, the cooler the light feels.
Some examples of color temperatures:
- Candlelight 1800 – 2600 K
- Fluorescent lamps 2600 – 6500 K
- Metal halide lamps 2800 – 5600 K
- Daylight (bright) 5800 – 6500 K
The most common colors in LED lighting:
- 2700 Kelvin (Extra warm white)
- 3000 Kelvin (Warm white)
- 4000 Kelvin (Cool White)
- 5700 Kelvin (Cool Daylight)
