Question: Can CFLs Provide the Same Mood Lighting as Incandescent Bulbs?
Answer: Since CFLs are available in a wide variety of shades that provide yellowish to bluish white lighting, you can easily customize the mood of your room.
You can also buy CFLs that provide white lighting without yellowish or bluish tones.
- If you need yellowish lighting, choose from CFLs in warm colors that match the yellowish light of incandescent bulbs. These will have lower Kelvin (K) numbers ranging from 2700-3000K.
- For whiter lighting look for bulbs that fall in the middle range of the Kelvin scale, so look for bulbs marked 3500-4100K.
- Bluish white lighting can be attained with CFLs market 5000-6500K.
