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The colour of your outdoor light changes how your home and garden feel at night, how many insects it draws, and even how it affects your neighbours. Light colour is measured in Kelvin (K): the lower the number, the warmer and more golden the light.
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Warm white (2700K to 3000K)
The best choice for most outdoor lighting. It's relaxed and welcoming, flatters faces and finishes, and suits patios, entrances, paths and dining areas. Dark-sky guidelines also recommend staying at 3000K or below.
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Extra warm (2200K to 2700K)
A soft, candlelit glow that's lovely in gardens and around trees. Warmer light is also gentler on insects and wildlife.
READ OUR LANDSCAPE AND TREE LIGHTING ADVICE
Cool white (about 4000K)
A crisp, clear light for practical areas, such as work areas and security lighting, and a fresh glow for underwater pool lighting.
READ OUR POOLSIDE LIGHTING ADVICE
Daylight (5000K to 6500K)
A very bright, clean light that can look stark around the home. Best kept for security lighting and garages.
READ OUR SECURITY LIGHTING ADVICE
Want fewer bugs? Go warmer
Insects are drawn most to cool, bluish-white light. Warm white attracts fewer, and amber light (around 1800K to 2000K) attracts the fewest of all. Dimmer lights help too, so try a warm, low glow around seating areas.
Keep it consistent
We recommend using one colour temperature per area if possible, and ideally across the whole garden. Mixing warm and cool lights side by side looks unplanned.
Use colour as a feature
Coloured light can be a lovely feature in the garden, used sparingly. If you're uplighting a tree, or highlighting or silhouetting something in the garden, a coloured light adds a playful touch of whimsy. We recommend sticking to natural colours like blue or green. This is the place to have fun with it.
READ OUR LANDSCAPE AND TREE LIGHTING ADVICE
Mix colours on separate switches
You can use different colours in different places, such as cooler light over the braai and warm light at the table, as long as each is on its own switch.
READ OUR GLOBE GUIDE
