The Super Official Homeowners Thread

[JPolen01]

You want color temp in the 2700K range. These look more like 5000K.

True. And don't rely on the "warm" , "cool" , "daylight" descriptions. If the manufacturer doesn't list the color temperature, don't buy it.

2200-2400 is what the vintage, decorative filament stuff is, it's kind of fun but inapropriate for a whole room unless it's a bar or dungeon.

2700 is most like old incandescent that people are used to for residential

3000 is a nice compromise I'd like to convert all my house too, but it's not that common

3500 is what a lot of commercial T8 flourescents and now LEDs are, will brighten up a kitchen or bathroom without being too harsh but you probably don't want it in your bedroom or for reading.

4000 is also common in T8 and LED for commercial, too harsh IMHO

5000 has no place indoors, typically found in outdoor lighting, parking lots where efficiency is the main concern

The other thing you're often not going to find listed on cheap residential bulbs is the Color Rendering Index (CRI), but you might be able to find on a spec sheet from reputable vendors. Keeping that at 90 or greater is ideal. An LED at 2700 with 95 CRI looks noticeably better (and is typically more expensive) than a 2700 at 80 CRI, where there's enough colors missing that things start to look drab. There's plenty of cheapo, sub 80 stuff out there that'll make you think you're going blind.

This is what I came here for. Thank you! I am going to give these a shot.