The verdict
A single color BR30 bulb. Its white light is excellent (CRI 91, Rf 92), it dims down to 72 lm, its warmest white is 2677K, and I measured no flicker risk.
It cannot dim low enough for a night light. The lowest setting is still 72 lm.
CRI 91 · Rf 92
Averaged over its warm, neutral and cool settings. #34 of 119 bulbs.
Down to 72 lm
Brightest white 830 lm. #113 of 119 bulbs.
Warmest white 2677K
mel-DER 0.46 at that setting. Daylight is 1.0. #98 of 119 bulbs.
No risk at full, no risk at half
Graded against IEEE 1789.
Full brightnessHalf
The white settings
Its one white setting, measured at full brightness.
How colors look
At the selected setting. The red line pulls out where colors get more vivid and pinches in where they dull.
Flicker
Measured with a flicker meter at full and half brightness.
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Where it ranks
All 120 bulbs. Left dims lower, up renders color more truly. Tap a dot to open that bulb.
This bulbOther bulbsHigh flicker riskDiscontinued
Beat it on both
Still sold, dims lower and has truer color, without high flicker.
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Still sold, same E26 base.
Setup and specs
- Color mode
- Single color
- White range
- 2700K
- Shape
- BR30
- Base
- E26
- Dimming curve
- Linear
- Max power
- 8.5 W
- Weight
- 98 g
- Firmware tested
- 35667987
- Tested
- Aug 20, 2024