cool white
Bluish neutral tone
Cool white describes light with a bluish tint, as opposed to the yellowish cast of warm white.
The terms appear most often when selecting light bulbs or adjusting digital displays: The office uses cool white fluorescent tubes.
Cool white approximates daylight and is considered more energizing, while warm white feels cozier.
- crispFirm and breakable
- crisp airCool, clean, invigorating weather
- icyFrozen or unfriendly
- paleLacking color intensity
- frostThin ice coating
moonlight · sterile · clinical · LED · light bulb · fluorescent · snow · ski slope · mint · arctic · polar bear · bleach · fresh linen · clean · bright · stark · winter · ice queen
- fluorescent lightingstrip lights, compact fluorescents, CFLs, ballasts, starters
- lighting specslumens, lux, wattage, watts, candela
- cool colorsblue, green, teal, cyan, aqua
- decor colorsbeige, ivory, taupe, gray, cream
- decorative lightsstring lights, fairy lights, Christmas lights, icicle lights, rope lights
- fluorescent lightsfluorescent, fluorescent lamps, tube light, CFL, CFL bulb
cool whitewarm white
Yellowish LED color option
soft white · candlelight · incandescent · ivory · amber
cool whitewarm white
Yellowish LED color option
rich cream · warm beige · honeyed · toasty
cool whitewarm white
Yellowish LED color option
soft white · creamy · mellow · warm-toned · honeyed
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