Cool White vs Daylight in 48 “ Florescent Tubes

[JHZR2]

In some cases the daylight bulbs will work. I think it’s highly contingent upon the coloration of the room/space.

I prefer the 3000/3500K bulbs. I’ve seen some as high as 5000K that I think I like, but am not 100%

 

[redhat]

In some cases the daylight bulbs will work. I think it’s highly contingent upon the coloration of the room/space.

I prefer the 3000/3500K bulbs. I’ve seen some as high as 5000K that I think I like, but am not 100%

Agreed.

I like and don’t mind daylight in a shop/garage or workspace. Maybe even a basement.

For living areas, overhead or table lamps, I prefer a warm soft white light.

Rented an apartment once that had these yellow tinted (very slight yellow) decorative light fixtures that the landlord put daylight LED bulbs in. Talk about feeling like a horror film. This strange green-white glow was throughout the room.

…replaced them all with soft white LED bulbs and ended up swapping back in the horror film bulbs when we moved out. No way was I not keeping 15+ year bulbs. Still using some of them to this day in our home!

 

[vavavroom]

For indoor living accommodations I prefer around 3,200 K which is close to Golden Hour light.

 

[JHZR2]

For indoor living accommodations I prefer around 3,200 K which is close to Golden Hour light.

Fortunately HD now sells LED bulbs in 3000 and 3500K, between 40-100W lumen equivalent-ish. They’re fine. Not sure if CRI is the greatest, but they work in that regime.

 

[dumkid]

I like the white-blue daylight bulbs where I'm trying to work, and the warmer ones where i go to relax.