Why are light bulbs yellow instead of white?

Question

I was bored laying on my bed looking up and I noticed that my light was yellow and not white...do any one know why they are yellow and not white? is there a reason most light bulbs show yellow light instead of white?

Answer 1

Although Brennan is correct on why they shine yellow, A lot of companies order their bulbs in warm white, in which the coating of the bulb inside is a different color, because as I'm sure you know there are some bright whites out there and they are more expensive.
The warm white is the basic coating that factories use for most companies and is more cost effective for them

(I worked in a factory for years making incandescent, flood and fluorescent bulbs

the process is very interesting, we used to use junk bulbs and not coat them and put like a brand new quarter, our kids pics etc. in them. really cool.

Answer 2

I bought a fixture and the bulbs that came with it, shined white in my bathroom. One burned out and all the replacements seem to shine yellow. The problem being the other bulbs in this fixture are white. How do I find replacement bulbs that will shine white? The burnt out bulb has green writing on it, while all the replacements have black writing. Can someone help me locate the correct replacemtnt bulb?

Answer 3

in case you like a vivid white easy, seem for a compact flurorescent with a Kelvin score of 5000 or extra. i will assure you they are very white. that's confusing to discover this score on the kit and a few packaging would not even provide it, yet seem for a 4 digit huge style with a ok after it on the kit or on the bulb itself. 2700k to 3000k is approximately what a prevalent incandescent bulb is, relatively particularly yellow. I certainly have some 6500k CFLs and that they are blindingly white. they are Philips Mini-Twisters and the ok huge style is only above the product code bars on the backside of the field. they are defined as "daylight hours" and that's the define you like for white easy, in CFLs or incandescents. it style of sounds like CFLs are plenty extra probably to coach the Kelvin score. some incandescents do no longer teach it everywhere, no longer even on the producer's web pages.

Answer 4

because the electrsity e get, comes from turning magnets inside of a metal coil, and when the run out of electrisity, they are thrown out because they can not be used any more,
so know one knows how long the metals which hold electrisity will continue to be found but,

if you can have an item run on a short amount of energy, just because you think of something else while it is doing it, doesnot mean it needs more electrisity

Answer 5

yellow lightbulbs are insects repellant
white always has insects
around them but the worst is green or blue

Answer 6

i have white lightbulbs

sorry