Warm white fluorescent lamp

Description

[General Electric] A trademark for a high efficiency fluorescent lamp with a color temperature of 2700-3000 K. Warm white lamps give a yellowish white reflection on a neutral surface. In general, they blend with incandescent light but provide poor color acceptance. The standard Warm white fluorescent lamp has strong yellow and orange lines causing red, green and blue colors to appear brown. The Deluxe Warm white lamps give better color representation and simulate incandescent light.

Physical and Chemical Properties

Phillips codes: 27, 32, 827, 830

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