LED Strip Lights

Brightness

“Lumen” is a measurement used to determine the level of brightness as perceived by the human eye. The brightness of LED strip lights generally depends on a number of factors, including: LED output, the number of LEDs per foot and the wattage of the lights. A certain amount of brightness will be needed to attain your desired look, which may require some trying out. Our advice is to always a little brighter than intended and add then a dimmer, if needed.

CCT & Colors

The measure CCT (Correlated Color Temperature) refers to the color temperature of light as measured in degrees Kelvin (K). This rating impacts what white light will look like, ranging from cool white (6500K) to warm white (2700K). As degrees Kelvin increase, the color white will move from yellow to yellowish, then from white to white, and then lastly to a bluish white, the coolest white.

Lepro’s LED strip lights are available in a wide range of single colors for your convenience and choice as well as multi-color strips (RGB or RGBW). The colors we offer include: Warm White, Neutral White, Cool White, Red, Green, Blue, Yellow, Pink, and many more. As different colors and color temperatures evoke very distinct atmospheres which, in turn, influence mood, it is very important to pick the most appropriate color for your setting. Generally speaking, warmer colors such as orange and red will make people feel lively, joyful, and excited while cooler colors such as blue and green will make people feel quiet, calm, and steady.

Waterproof or Not

If you are installing the lights indoors, for example in your bedroom, living room, or surrounding furniture as background lights, then you won’t need to worry about your lights’ waterproofing ability. You can easily purchase non-waterproof LED strip lights and will definitely be saving money doing it. However, you are planning to install them in your kitchen, bathroom, or another place where water splashing is possible, we would recommend that you invest in strip lights with a protection level of IP65. If you are unsure as to whether you may need to purchase strip lights with a protection level of IP67 or even IP68, our suggestion is that there usually isn’t a need for that much protection, unless the lights will be soaked in water regularly which is probably relatively rare indoors.

Length

In order to achieve the best decorative impact, we advise you to measure the length of you fixture before choosing the right light strip. This avoids issues with the length of the light not being long enough to achieve the required effect or being too long and generating waste. Lepro offers a great variety of strip lights lengths for you to pick from.