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You're not going to get a ton of granularity, but you should be able to find at least ~2700K and ~5000K bulbs in your local supermarket, if they've got a decent
by JonathonW 10y ago
You're not going to get a ton of granularity, but you should be able to find at least ~2700K and ~5000K bulbs in your local supermarket, if they've got a decent selection at all-- "soft white" bulbs are going to be ~2700K and "daylight" bulbs are ~5000K.
Stores with larger selections may have a few options in between, too; "cool white" and "bright white" designations aren't uncommon (although exactly what they mean may vary; check the packaging if you're not sure).
- protomyth 10y agoI guess my problem is the information discovery. How does the average person buying bulbs in Target or Walmart know to look for this new thing? "Soft White" and "Daylight" are good terms but I wonder how you know the difference? Daylight bulbs had a bit of a different meaning in my mind, but I guess I grew up in a rural area.
- JonathonW 10y agoIt's not new; it's the same terminology that's been used for the past few decades. You could buy "soft white" and "daylight" incandescents, too.