WHAT IS COLOURTEMPERATURE?
‘Remember, color is not just color, but mood, temperature and structure’
- Van Day Truex – designer
When choosing new lighting it is really important to consider the colour temperature (Kelvin).
After all, your chosen light colour will really determine the atmosphere in the room.
So think carefully about where you wish to hang your lights. The objective that you wish to achieve. The particular role of the lighting.
Do you wish to create a cosy and intimate atmosphere? For an evening meal with friends, some cosy Netflix moments snuggled under a blanket, or a romantic tête-à-tête in a restaurant…then choose warm colour temperatures. Temperatures from 2000 K tot 3000 K are ‘warm colours’ and characterised by their pleasant yellow glow. The lower the Kelvin value, the warmer and yellower the light.
Are you wanting focus, energy and brightness? Then it’s best to choose cold colours. Cold colours increase your ability to concentrate and give you an energy boost. They therefore tend to be chosen for the workplace and, for example, in schools. Temperatures of 3300K tot 5300K have a fresh and whiter tint, and are referred to as ‘cold colours’.
Temperatures as from 5300K are referred to as ‘daylight’. These colours have a blue tint and are only necessary in places where every detail is important. Think of precisionwork, labs, etc. This colourtemperature does not really belong in your interior ;)
What about LED lighting?
In the past, LED lighting was rejected as ‘cold’ or ‘too bright’. However, that’s fake news!
LED lighting does not have a particular colour temperature. LED lighting comes in all shapes and sizes. So you don't have to compromise on atmosphere and cosiness when you choose LED lighting.
Floorlamp Leah with the Globe Spiral LED's - Industrial statement piece
Pendant Flo with the Edison Spiral LED lamps - Industrial chique
De keuze van Atmooz: Voor een sfeervol en gezellig interieur raden wij lichtbronnen aan die een waarde hebben tussen de 2500 en 2700 K. Om je een vergelijkingskader te geven: een gewone gloei -of halogeenlamp wordt het best benaderd door een LED lamp met een waarde van 2700 K. Onze Globe and Edison spiral LED light bulbs hebben een kleurtemperatuur van 2700 K en door de bijzondere rookgrijze kleur van het glas zorgen we ervoor dat de warme lichtkleur, die je ook duidelijk ziet in de spiraalvormige gloeidraad, geen té gelig licht verspreidt. The best of both worlds in één lamp: Stijlvol cool én warm & gezellig.
