Choosing the right lighting nowadays is all about the right color, temperature scale, and setting the mood right. When you’re faced with choosing yellow or white light, you might want to consider a couple of things first. In this blog, we will review some of the uses and benefits.
Yellow lighting scale
Lightings are scaled on a kelvin scale ranging from low to high. Therefore, the lower the kelvin (K) scale the warmer lighting is considered.
The warm yellowish light scale is mainly between 2000K and 3000K and The color tends to be between yellow and orange.
Yellow lighting is also known as “warm lighting”. It’s the type of lighting used to give a warm and cozy atmosphere.
Which Room to Use Yellow Lighting in and How?
- Bedroom: People tend to use warm lighting to create a romantic and cozy feeling. Warm lighting could be added to a bedroom with white lighting using lamps on the side of the bed.
- Bathroom: Adding a warm light to the bathroom can give a relaxing sensation to enjoy a warm bath. Warm lights can also be added to the bathroom mirror.
- Dining Room: Warm lighting in the Dining room can give off the feeling of warmth like the warmth of gathering around the table on holidays such as Christmas.
- Living Room: Warm lighting is more suitable for living rooms to give you the feeling of calmness and rest and you sit back and enjoy television after a long day of work.
White Lightning
White Lighting is also known as “cool lighting” because of its bright white color that gives brightness to the rooms and radiates energy.
This cool light has a scale of 3100K to 4500K on average but can reach up to 10,000K. The more we go up the scale the more we can realize a blueish hue to the light bulb.
Which Room to Use White Lighting in?
- Kitchen: For your kitchen’s illumination it is recommended to use the cool white lighting as it is more suitable for task-oriented rooms and aids in cutting and cooking visibility-wise.
- Bathroom: The main lighting is usually white to brighten up the somewhat small room, but bathrooms usually have a combination of some warm light next to the mirror to give a relaxing vibe. The white light is also used for tasks such as shaving or applying makeup.
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