Light Bulbability

I do 3500 in my living room/kitchen/laundry room led disc lights. Hall ways/dining room/bathroom led bulbs are 3000.

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2700k - 3000k, but really depends on the look you are going for, no need for anything 4000k and above for the interior of the house.

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Same here. I have 5 dimmable LEDs in my living room, and they are the soft white look, not the bright white. I buy the normal look LED bulbs for other fixtures in the house and anything above 3000 looks too bright. Made the mistake of buying the Bright White for the lanterns on my front porch. They put off almost a blue look, got in trouble with the wife for making the front of the house look like an operating room, and had to go swap them for the soft white ones.

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no need for anything 4000k and above for the interior of the house.

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not true at all. daylight kelvin 5k is good for areas that you want to be awake and focused. Kitchens, bathrooms, and offices are good places for these.

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not true at all. daylight kelvin 5k is good for areas that you want to be awake and focused. Kitchens, bathrooms, and offices are good places for these.

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I guess if you want to be blinded. Its rare to even put 5000k fixtures in an office building. Nobody specs 5000k, but go ahead and put in your house.

Maybe a garage or shed.

I'm installing 5-way adjustable LED recessed fixtures in my house. 2700K - 5000K range, probably 3000K in bedrooms, 3500K livingroom, office, and dining room, 4000K kitchen. My garage and shop have fixed 5000K lighting as are the flood lights.

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what? have you been into office building? i have seen anywhere from 4k-6k in office buildings. no office building i have been into has has warm white light. maybe some with soft but but the higher the kelvin produces more activity in your brain.

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I've been in plenty and I can assure you that 5000k is rare. 6000k is nonexistent.

Just went back and checked some work we did. One medical building had some 4000k stuff in it. The office building was all 3500k.

That's too much. The led recessed puck 4 inch above my kitchen sink is a different brand then the lights in the room so doesn't quite match. It pisses me off so much but I only use that light when doing a lot of dishes at night then it gets turned off.

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I bought bulbs of a range of colors and settled on 3000k. Then I made everything in the house 3k.

Works for me...

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This is a bit comforting to hear. I just went the same route buying all 3000K for the whole house. I've been somewhat concerned regarding the kitchen area.

Now you have me wondering/concerned again?
Our cabinets are painted brown and walls are "antler velvet" which is a light brownish tone. We're desiring a rustic sort of feel since we're in the woods. I just hope we're going to be pleased with the 3,000K kitchen disc light brightness.

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