Lighting Terminology – What they actually mean

Lumens Brand
Lumens are a measure
of the brightness of a
The manufacturer. Efficacy
Lumens per Watt measures
bulb. One lumen is efficiency. The higher the
equal to the light of one number, the more efficient
candle from the product.
one foot 1’

away.
= 1LM CRI
The Color Rendering
Index (CRI) is a rating
Watt scale up to a 100 that
rates how accurately a
Watts measure the
light source can express
amount of energy a bulb
true color in comparison
uses to produce light.
with an ideal or natural
Wattage is the amount
light source.
of power required to Lighting Facts Per Bulb
operate an electrical
appliance or device. Brightness 700 lumens
Estimated Yearly Energy Cost $1.08
Based on 3 hrs/day, 11¢/kWh
Cost depends on rates and use
Life 60 70 90
Kelvins Based on 3 hrs/day
Light Appearance
27.4 years Reasonable CRI Good CRI Excellent CRI

Warm Cool
The color temperature,

Yearly Cost
measured in Kelvins, refers 6000 K
to a lamp’s emitted color. Energy Used 9 watts
Estimated Yearly Energy
Life Cost based on 3 hrs/day
11¢/kWh (cost depends
Life of the bulb, based on rates and use)
1500K 2700K 3000K 4100K 6500K 7000K
Cande Flame Light Warm White Cool White Daylight Cool White on 3 hours a day work.

IP Rating Ingress protection rating classifies the degrees of protections pro-

vided against the intrusion of solid objects, dust, water in electrical
enclosures.
I (First digit) - indicates the level of protection that the enclosure provides against access to hazardous parts and
the ingress of solid foreign objects.
P (Second digit) - is the protection of the equipment inside the enclosure against harmful ingress of water.

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