What is the difference in standard lightbulbs beteween the white kind and clear kind?

Question

Is thier any diffrence to the way the light shines with white, clear, ect. with standard lightbulbs

Answer 1

Ok, you asked for it!

Here's the "tech specs" from Osram Sylvania:
A frosted (white) incandescent lamp produces 2500K(kelvin)which is very "warm".
Clear bulbs produce a higher, slightly cooler 2800K.
Clear & frosted bulbs have comparable output in wattage & lumens but clear bulbs produce a "sharper" light source than the frosted kind.

*Further Information*
A lamps' color temperature affects how objects look when illuminated.
The higher the #K the cooler the light appears and the lower the #K, the warmer the light will be.

Warmest source: Candlelight @ 1900K

Coolest source: Sunlight @ 8500K

CRI (Color Rendering Index)
no info

Answer 2

Usually the white bulbs have a "softer" glow to them than the clear bulbs. You usually use the white bulbs for end table lights or standard uses. You usually use the clear bulbs in chandeliers or ceiling fans to give them a candle look.

Answer 3

I think the difference is the output of lumens, the amount of measurable light.

Answer 4

It is just the harshness or the softness of the light.