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Light colour temperature by room
Colour temperature is measured in Kelvin (K). 2700K is the amber of an old incandescent bulb; 5000K is blue-white daylight. Warm and cosy, or bright and crisp: choose the feeling first, then look for the number.
Kelvin colour temperature chart
| Kelvin | Name on Zone boxes and pages | Zone lights at this colour |
|---|---|---|
| 2700K | Warm white | 3 |
| 3000K | Soft white | 7 |
| 3500K | Neutral | 1 |
| 4000K | Bright white | — |
| 5000K | Daylight | 14 |
| 6500K | Cool daylight | — |
Names as Zone uses them on the colour band of every box and product page. Counts are Zone lights on this site whose colour temperature is confirmed; grow lights are not counted.
Which colour for which room
By category, the colour temperature Zone lights come in:
- Garage & shop lights: 5000K (daylight). For garages, basements, workshops, laundry and utility rooms.
- Work lights: 5000K (daylight). For job sites, workbenches, barns, anywhere the job moves.
- Kitchen & home lights: 2700K–3000K (warm white to soft white). For kitchens, living rooms, bedrooms, hallways.
- Outdoor & security lights: 2700K–5000K (warm white to daylight). For decks, patios, porches, driveways, side doors.
- Grow lights: full spectrum, red and blue, for plants rather than for lighting a room.
What colour temperature for a kitchen?
Zone’s kitchen and home lights come in 2700K–3000K (warm white to soft white). Choose warm for a cosy room and whiter for a bright, crisp one. Some Zone under-cabinet lights switch between three colour temperatures; their product pages say which.
Best colour temperature for a garage
Zone’s garage and shop lights are 5000K (daylight): blue-white light, bright and crisp for working. How much light you need is a separate question: how many lumens for a garage.
3000K vs 5000K
3000K is soft white: warm and slightly amber, close to the amber of an old incandescent bulb. 5000K is daylight: blue-white, like daylight. 3000K suits rooms you relax in; 5000K suits rooms you work in.
5000K vs 6500K
Both are white-blue. 5000K is daylight; 6500K is cool daylight, bluer again. Of the Zone garage, shop and work lights with a confirmed colour temperature, 11 of 11 are 5000K.
Where to find a light’s colour temperature
Every Zone product page states its colour temperature, and the colour band is drawn the same way on every box, every product page and every listing. Try the colours on a room.