When this lamp works, it's great. This is definitely a 2700K soft white light and all three light levels work, but when I use the highest setting (equivalent to 100W) the base gets very hot and after a while (20-30 minutes) it turns off automatically. This happened a lot, so I just stopped using the highest settings and everything worked fine. However, my wife didn't know this about the light and turned it on at maximum power until it turned off. Now it won't turn on (I left it for a few days and tried a few bulbs). Unfortunately, it is simply not reliable and reliable. I want to find a lightbulb that just works so I never have to think about managing its use.