Best HID Color for Dark Road Long Distance Driving and the least Eye Strain?
05-16-2014, 06:04 PM
#12
Hi.
5000K is the whitest light - 4300K is Warm White.
Best is 3000K-3800k for Visual acuity and least eyestrain, but the yellow color turns a lot of folks off in North America (the Millennial/Ricer/Brosef Syndrome, lol). Europeans are much more enlightened - pun intended.
Hence - Most compromise with 4300K ( Industry OEM standard - Phillips, Osram, etc ).
Avoid 6000K and above. Don't listen to all the clueless idiots who will tell you the 10,000K + Club is the Rockin' place to be - we have a few of those fact-adverse neanderthals here - I reckon they are also card-carrying members of the Flat Earth Society ....
Remember - bulbs color-shift to higher kelvins with use / age.
MGD
5000K is the whitest light - 4300K is Warm White.
Best is 3000K-3800k for Visual acuity and least eyestrain, but the yellow color turns a lot of folks off in North America (the Millennial/Ricer/Brosef Syndrome, lol). Europeans are much more enlightened - pun intended.
Hence - Most compromise with 4300K ( Industry OEM standard - Phillips, Osram, etc ).
Avoid 6000K and above. Don't listen to all the clueless idiots who will tell you the 10,000K + Club is the Rockin' place to be - we have a few of those fact-adverse neanderthals here - I reckon they are also card-carrying members of the Flat Earth Society ....
Remember - bulbs color-shift to higher kelvins with use / age.
MGD
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MGD (05-20-2014)
05-17-2014, 03:05 AM
#13
Senior Member
The reason for this is a factor known as CRI (Color Rendition Index). The higher the Kelvin temp over 3800, the less CRI, which means less depth perception and being able to differentiate colors.
The human eye, during daylight hours, benefits from EVERYTHING being bathed with the 5200K sunlight color temperature. But when everything else is dark (like at night), the human eye cannot utilize anything near 5200K color temp.
For more reading: http://www.danielsternlighting.com/t...e/bad/bad.html
The human eye, during daylight hours, benefits from EVERYTHING being bathed with the 5200K sunlight color temperature. But when everything else is dark (like at night), the human eye cannot utilize anything near 5200K color temp.
For more reading: http://www.danielsternlighting.com/t...e/bad/bad.html
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MGD (05-20-2014)
05-17-2014, 07:35 AM
#15
Shut up and Fish
I put in the fogs from Tux. Rigid R+ Aviation Landing Lights. They are unreal and blow away my HID's, Purrrrrfect for my ol' aged eyes, I can assure you they will fit your needs nicely.
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Last edited by Fissues; 05-17-2014 at 07:38 AM.
05-17-2014, 08:31 PM
#16
Senior Member
Hi. 5000K is the whitest light - 4300K is Warm White. Best is 3000K-3800k for Visual acuity and least eyestrain, but the yellow color turns a lot of folks off in North America (the Millennial/Ricer/Brosef Syndrome, lol). Europeans are much more enlightened - pun intended. Hence - Most compromise with 4300K ( Industry OEM standard - Phillips, Osram, etc ). Avoid 6000K and above. Don't listen to all the clueless idiots who will tell you the 10,000K + Club is the Rockin' place to be - we have a few of those fact-adverse neanderthals here - I reckon they are also card-carrying members of the Flat Earth Society .... Remember - bulbs color-shift to higher kelvins with use / age. MGD
Remember - bulbs color-shift to higher kelvins with use / age. MGDGood summary!
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MGD (05-20-2014)
05-17-2014, 09:18 PM
#17
Senior Member
Sometimes I wish I could do my commute at night when there is nobody on the roads. But with my office job I'm just a rush hour guy...