The verdict
A full color PAR38 bulb. Its white light is fair (CRI 83, Rf 86), it dims down to 47 lm, its warmest white is 2181K, and flicker risk is high.
The flicker is the problem. At full brightness it measured 24% percent flicker. I would keep it out of reading lamps, desks and rooms where anyone is flicker sensitive.
CRI 83 · Rf 86
Averaged over its warm, neutral and cool settings. #95 of 119 bulbs.
Down to 47 lm
Brightest white 1,141 lm. #104 of 119 bulbs.
Warmest white 2181K
mel-DER 0.47 at that setting. Daylight is 1.0. #59 of 119 bulbs.
High risk at full, high risk at half
Graded against IEEE 1789.
Full brightnessHalf
64% of Rec. 2020
RGB brightness 16 to 255 lm. #59 of 65 color bulbs.
The white settings
Pick a setting. Everything below follows it.
How colors look
At the selected setting. The red line pulls out where colors get more vivid and pinches in where they dull.
Full color
The triangle is every color the diodes can mix. Hover a corner for that diode.
Flicker
Measured with a flicker meter at full and half brightness.
FullHalf
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
- Full color
- White range
- 2200K to 8450K
- Shape
- PAR38
- Base
- E26
- Dimming curve
- Linear
- Max power
- 14.5 W
- Weight
- 206 g
- Firmware tested
- 1.0.366
- Tested
- Jul 8, 2024