How bright exactly is 6000 lumens. What is this level of lighting good for/ IN this article we will give real world comparisons and applications to help one know how bright certain levels of lumen will be.
What is a lumen?
Lumen is the SI unit of luminous flux, equal to the amount of light emitted per second in a unit solid angle of one steradian from a uniform source of one candela.
What exactly is 6000 lumens? What does it mean?
6000 lumens refers to a light that has a 6000 lumen measurement. When you’re looking for how bright a light bulb is, whether it is incandescent, LED, or CFL – the amount of lumens is what one will have to compare it to (measure it in).
How bright exactly is 6000 lumens?
A lumen is a measure of brightness and 1 lumens equals about the brightness of a candle, 6000 lumens, using this measurement is as bright as 6000 of these candles.
6000 lumens is great for incandescent or LED lighting. It’s also great for projectors, high output light fixture, flashlights, and floodlights.
In watts 6000 lumen conversions need to make considerations for the type of bulb used or the original light source. The technology’s efficiency also determines the power used to make an equivalent amount of light.
- LED light bulbs would be around 50 watts (at 6000 lumens)
- Incandescent light bulbs would be around 400 watts (at 6000 lumens)
Flashlight (torch in UK)
A 6000 lumen flashlight is incredibly bright and will have a beam of light that is far-reaching and focused outwards. If the beam is wider the light will be less intense and not as bright. If the beam is narrower the beam will be more concentrated and therefore, brighter. The light can have a throw that is over 1000 ft in distance and will be great for use by professionals for search and rescue reasons.
Outdoors
6000 lumens is great for outdoor use outdoors. It has enough brightness to light up large areas and can be used for security reasons.
Bike Headlight
A 6000-lumen bike headlight will allow one to see anything in their path while riding their bike at nighttime. It’s also great for making sure one stays safe and for making cyclists visible at night by vehicles.
Projector
A 6000 lumen projector will work great for use outdoors during the daytime. It will be bright enough to project large images on outdoor screens regardless of the level of ambient lighting.
How much light will a 6000 lumen object give off?
To get an idea of how much light a 6000 lumen object gives off, we’ll start with an example. Imagine that you’re in a 1 meter room. Say the room has an incandescent bulb that emits 6000 lumens of light, it can be said that it illuminates the area to around 600 lux (varying with how reflective different surfaces in the room are).
How bright is 6000 lumens exactly?
LED lighting directly and efficiently delivers light relative to other sources of light. The actual amount of light is distributed using a minimal amount of waste and will create a brighter light intensity on surfaces than 6000 lumens using other technologies would.
LED light with temperatures of 6000 – 6500K feels brighter relative to yellowish tons of 3000K of warm white or 2700K of soft white, when the same output of lumens is used.
So, is 6000 lumens bright enough for you?
To have an idea if 6000 lm is bright enough for you, it depends on what the light is going to be used for. When used for direct illumination, devices that are held in hand like flashlights and lanterns, it’s incredibly bright and will be bright enough for most uses.
The lumen number needed depends entirely on the level of brightness you want and the size of the room.
- For large rooms, like offices or dining rooms, one will need close to 1500 or more lumens
- For small rooms, like bathrooms, one will need about 300 lumens of brightness
- For medium sized rooms, like living rooms or kitchens, one will need around 800 lumens
6000 lumens covers how much area?
The answer to this question depends on the amount of difference there is between the light source and the floor, the type of lighting used to deliver the light, and how wide the light spreads. In general, though, the lux or foot-candle need for use in the space determines if there will be enough light in a room.
A room with a measurement of 100 square feet will have to be between 1,000 and 2,000 lumens of light. Dining rooms that are also 100 square feet will have to be between 3000 and 4000 lumens.
LED bulb
A 6000 lumens LED bulb is incredibly bright and is usually 50W. This is close to 400 watts of incandescent light and has a corn cob LED form factor, meaning it must be shrouded inside of a product to high the light source for glare and aesthetic reasons.
Floodlight
6000 lumen floodlights are incredibly bright and can easily illuminate areas outside of a home. These are good options for lighting when it’s most needed, and there are added features such as motion sensors one can choose from varying with how much control/automation is needed.
Camping Lantern
When one is searching for a camping lantern, the brightness (6000 lumens in this case) is usually very effective and a good output for outdoor lanterns. This will illuminate your surroundings with a caveat being that it will result in there being a flare, which is a normal thing with high lumen lanterns.
Short Throw Projector
Short throw projectors are incredibly bright and can project large images on screens while in high ambient lighting conditions. This is because of the amount of light that’s emitted from the projector and how the image is projected to the screen.
Garage light
6000 lumens for a garage light is considered to be very bright and can work to illuminate the garage so one can see while they are parking their car or working on projects.
Headlamp
6000 lumen headlamps are very bright for head mounted light sources and can be used for a number of things like hiking, running, biking etc. This light will be very intense and should be used carefully, while avoiding contact with the eyes.
At this point it’s important to make note of the fact that the further the distance you are trying to see, the dimmer the light is going to be.
Work light
6000 lumen work lights are incredibly bright and can be used for a number of activities such as car work, construction, etc.
Lumen conversions
Below you will find comparative measurements for lumens:
Candela
Lumens are considered the total amount of light for fixtures. Candela is the amount of light from a certain fixture that will shine in a single direction. 6000 lumens is less than 6000 candela with a candela only being quantified if the angle of the width of the beam is known.
Kelvin
Kelvin is the unit of measurement used for color temperature, so there isn’t a direct comparison to lumen and kelvin. Impressions of brightness will increase (with high degrees) of kelvin as light seems brighter and colder to viewers.
Foot-candle
6000 lumens would be considered 6000 candles
Lux
Lux is only measured once one knows the area and the distance the lumens are traveling to.
Conversion: Ev(lx) = 10.76391 × ΦV(lm) / A(ft2)