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LED (light emitting diode)
Lighting is changing and LED is becoming the new incandescent or the standard.
LED, light emitting diodes, have been around a long time. But most of us still aren’t that familiar with them or how to read the labels.
Lumens refers to a measure of the total amount of visible light from a light source. The higher the lumen rating the “brighter” the lamp will appear.
Here is a quick cheat sheet so you can see how LEDs provides the same amount of light while using less energy. Saving money and without putting more heat into the world.
|
LUMENS |
INCANDESENT |
LED |
|
2600 lm |
150 W |
25-28 W |
|
1600 lm |
100 W |
16-20 W |
|
1100 lm |
75 W |
9-13 W |
|
800 lm |
60 W |
8-12 W |
|
450 lm |
40 W |
6-9 W |
KELVIN
So, what is Kelvin? Kelvin refers to light temperature/color. The higher the Kelvin number the colder, or whiter the light. 2700-3200 K is the most widely used in our homes.
The sky is over 10,000 K
Direct sunlight is around 4800 K
4000-4500 K is natural white
Warm light is between 2700-3200 K
A candle is around 1900 K