Review on 🌞 Sunlite 40297 Dimmable Candelabra Bulb - Equivalent, SEO-Friendly Version by Steve Whited

I have a light fixture in my dining room that for some reason uses G16.5 bulbs. I thought these 60 watt equivalent LEDs would be a nice upgrade over the 40 watt incandescent bulbs, but to my surprise they don't seem to be brighter. According to further research, a typical 60W incandescent bulb will put out 800 lumens - it only emits 500 lumens, little more than the 40W incandescent bulb it replaced (about 450 lumens). The advertising of these bulbs as 60w equivalent is definitely misleading and could potentially be seen as false advertising. Conclusion: When buying LED lamps, always pay attention to the number of lumens. Another aspect of these lamps that I dislike is the quality of the light they give off. Although the packaging says it's 27K ("warm white"), the colors in the room definitely don't look like they're lit with incandescent bulbs. My wife describes it as "shady" and I would say the colors are noticeably less vibrant. I believe this is due to the emission of a limited spectrum of light, while an incandescent bulb emits a much fuller spectrum. (For reference, the Kelvin scale only describes the "average" hue, not the distribution across the entire visible light spectrum. There's an excellent Popular Mechanics article comparing incandescent, CFL, and LED bulbs if you want to know more ) This may be "normal" with LED bulbs, but personally I haven't noticed this effect to the same extent with other LED bulbs I've used. Pros: All bulbs worked without packaging.