Kailee, what color bulbs do you currently have? if they are 2700-3200, then obviously they're aren't working and those people suggesting you do that range, are mistaken.
So, let me just correct people who think 4000K light is blue and 'commercial'. It's not.
4000k is not "Bright and Harsh".
5000K is a lot brighter and will look harsh in a white kitchen. 4000K will not.
Look at the Kelvin scale of visible color measured in Kelvin Units. Now which part of 4000K is in the blue region? Uh, that would be none.
3500-4000K for a kitchen is a neutral color the is similar to natural daylight. 3500 would still be warm, but a step up from what you currently have.
I have 9 LED's in my kitchen and they're all 4000K
you can see they're on here. does my kitchen look 'cold and harsh' ?? lol
If you want things to appear cozy and warm (as well as yellowing your whites) by all means, go below 3000K.
If you're looking at a 4000K in a florescent fixture (or even Halogen) , you're going to get a cooler, bluer/green light.
But LED's? no. just a nice bright white
Kelvin Color Temperatures of 3500– 4000
This Kelvin temperature color range is what I would use for a kitchen, an office and even your bathroom. This color range is often called “Cool White”. The décor (colors used) and the size of the room will help you to decide whether to go with 3500 or 4000. Once again this is where your testing will be critical. We went with 3500 in our white kitchen but then used 4000 color bulbs in our bathrooms which have darker walls.
It is also okay to pair bulbs or fixtures with different temperatures within the same room but as long as they are close. For example, you can have the recessed lighting in your bathroom ceiling at 3,500 but the light above your vanity mirror at 4,000. However, you would not want one at 3,500 and the other at 5,000 because there would be too much of a contrast between the two.
Just grab some 4000K bulbs, prime over the mustard color backsplash walls, and take more pictures. then come back here and let us compare.
I'll bet you a hundred bucks the kitchen and the cabinets look a little less lavender/pink/warm.
I'm not saying it's going to magically brighten up White Dove. (because White Dove is a grayer, dingier white.) I'm saying it will make the colors meld together better and look a little whiter in your eyes. (but you still have to paint. Or install a backsplash tile of some type) At the very least, paint over it w/white primer.
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