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Car Headlamp Bulb: Which Is Brighter At Night, Yellow Or White Light? by boldx(op): 2:02pm On Oct 11, 2023

Quite a number of car headlamps I see at night these days use white light. I guess the owners know why.

I have never used white lights on my car headlamps. One of the reasons is that the white light (on headlamp bulbs) does not help the vision of oncoming car drivers hence I wonder if this is not the reason why people use it.

Please share your thoughts on this. Are white bulbs brighter at night?

Re: Car Headlamp Bulb: Which Is Brighter At Night, Yellow Or White Light? by nurey(m): 4:21pm On Oct 11, 2023

White is brighter but normally in a sane country it shouldn't be allowed because those headlamps weren't made for Led bulbs so the beam gets scattered dazzling oncoming traffic but as nah naija we dey, without recourse for others it is allowed.
People just buy low quality led bulbs from china and install as it is even plug and play.

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Re: Car Headlamp Bulb: Which Is Brighter At Night, Yellow Or White Light? by kingreign(m): 9:14pm On Oct 11, 2023

HIDs and LEDs are brighter than Halogens.

The brightest lights are 4300-5400k which is warm white light aka Daylight.

As you decend below 4300k, the light is yellowish in colour, as you ascend from 5400k, the light rays gets blue in colour close to 8000k, you get a purple/indigo colour.

Nb: yellow lights are best in foggy hazy conditions because they offer better penetration power, and travel further hence their usage in foglights and highbeams lights

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Re: Car Headlamp Bulb: Which Is Brighter At Night, Yellow Or White Light? by udy4real(m): 5:30pm On Oct 20, 2023

kingreign:
HIDs and LEDs are brighter than Halogens.

The brightest lights are 4300-5400k which is warm white light aka Daylight.

As you decend below 4300k, the light is yellowish in colour, as you ascend from 5400k, the light rays gets blue in colour close to 8000k, you get a purple/indigo colour.

Nb: yellow lights are best in foggy hazy conditions because they offer better penetration power, and travel further hence their usage in foglights and highbeams lights

Please I need a very bright light for my vehicle,which do you advice?