Choosing Right Lighting and Colors for your Home

Our mood depends on many factors and is significantly affected by our surroundings. Our senses respond to the stimuli provided to them. The temperature, light, smell, music, etc., affect our mood. It has been found in many studies that color of lights and walls can also affect our mood. 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. What is color temperature
2. Difference between warm white and cool white LED
3. How colors affect your mood
4. Colors for living room and dining room
5. Colors for study rooms and utility areas. 
6. Effects of Red Color on our emotions
7. Blue Color for walls
8. Green Color for walls

You also would have experienced this that a good and serene environment changes your mood and calms you down. Similarly hot bright colors can excite your nerves.

Therefore it is important to choose the suitable colors of your room as per your activity. Choosing right light color is equally important as your room’s paint.

A lot of research is being undertaken to know how colors influence our mind and emotions. Let us briefly know how these lighting colors are categorized. 

The temperature of  color is measured in Kelvin. When a light is illuminated, its appearance is measured on a scale from 1000 to 10,000. If more yellow light is emitted from LED lamp, its temperature is considered to be low on Kelvin scale. As more white and blue light is emitted, the temperature is considered to be higher. Based on the these details best lights are chosen by leading interior designers for the residential projects. 

Warm white and Soft white

The most commonly used temperature range from this category is between 2700K to 3000K. This color is a relaxing color and brings our mood to a cozy level. This color is most suitable for pleasure and warm welcoming, therefore it is best used for living room or drawing room and dining rooms. 

Also if climate of your area is cold, you can use warm white lights but if you are living in a hot climate, it is best to use cool white lights. 

Natural as Daylight

The temperature of this color ranges between 5000-6550 K. This color is best for energetic and refreshing mood, thus you can use this for study rooms, utility areas, and under kitchen cabinets. This will give you energy for reading and household work. 

Other Colors

Red: Red color has the lowest impact on our brain activity but due to its high frequency this color is visible from long distances. This color is good if you are having dull or little bit low feelings, this color can change your mood. It can also be mixed with other colors to give a warmth hue. 

Blue: The most influential colors for our mind and emotions are white and blue light. They significantly affect the cerebral responses that control our sleep patterns and mood. Blue light can be combined with red lights to give a purple glow to your homes. Blue lights are good for bedrooms or for shafts and lofts where you have ground glass windows. This will give a blue hue to your glass windows at night and will create a cool environment. 

Green: It is the best color for relieving anxiety. can be used near your plants or in the garden to give them an enhanced look at night. 

You can experiment yourself with led lights of different colors and find the best colors suitable for your personality, mood, and your interiors.