Fluorescent Lighting

I couldn't quite leave for the weekend, so lets review fluorescent again. First, you need to understand the Kelvin scale. Lets remove the technicality of it:

Candle light, fire is good....We look great under candle light. Candle light is 2000 degrees on the Kelvin scale...So 2000 is good

Sunlight, fluorescent lighting is bad...yes sunlight washes color with a bluish light...sorry, its true...Sunlight is 5000 degrees....So 5000 degrees is bad (*even though fluorescent is 3 to 4 times more efficient)


Most bulbs have different Kelvin properties. When people talk about halogen being a whiter light at 2500 degrees, its a few hundred degrees from incandescent, but still way away from fluorescent.

Thus, the bulb you want to buy is: a 2800 degree Kelvin compact fluorescent, which is a better color of white than regular fluorescent and still provides energy savings


Take a look:



One of these lights has a fluorescent bulb in it.