Tunable White – flexible light colour control
Tunable White makes it possible to adapt the light colour flexibly to the situation, use and desired atmosphere. With prebit, the colour temperature can be adjusted from clear white at 5000 K to pleasantly warm light at 2700 K.
Tunable White
Tunable White makes it possible to adapt the light colour flexibly to the situation, use and desired atmosphere. With prebit, the colour temperature can be adjusted from clear white at 5000 K to pleasantly warm light at 2700 K.
Tunable White is a prebit technology for luminaires whose colour temperature can be adjusted flexibly. With prebit, Tunable White covers a range from 5000 K to 2700 K.
How does Tunable White work?
With Tunable White, the colour temperature can be adjusted between cooler and warmer white. The light colour is set independently of the selected brightness.
This means clearer light can be selected for functional tasks and changed later to a warmer, calmer lighting mood.
What is Tunable White?
Tunable White is a lighting technology that allows the colour temperature of a luminaire to be adjusted precisely. This makes the lighting effect adaptable to different situations and requirements.
Unlike simple dimming, it does not only change brightness. The desired light colour can be adjusted independently.
Tunable White at prebit: 5000 K → 2700 K
Colour temperature range at prebit: from clear white at 5000 K to pleasantly warm light at 2700 K.
Tunable White compared with dim2warm®
dim2warm®
- 3000 K to 2200 K
- Colour temperature changes automatically with dimming
- less brightness = warmer light
- especially suitable for a natural transition to warm evening and mood lighting
Tunable White
- 5000 K to 2700 K with prebit
- freely adjustable colour temperature
- brightness and colour temperature controllable independently
- with pure dimming, the selected colour temperature remains unchanged
- particularly flexible for different situations and times of day
Light to suit situation and time of day
With Tunable White, the lighting effect can be adapted precisely to different situations and times of day. A clearer, cooler white can be used, for example, in the morning or for functional tasks. As the day progresses, the colour temperature can be selected increasingly warmer until a calm, comfortable light is created in the evening.
With prebit, a colour temperature range from 5000 K to 2700 K is available for this purpose. Brightness and light colour can be adjusted independently, allowing very different lighting moods to be created with the same luminaire.
Light in the rhythm of the day - Adapting light colour and brightness to the time of day and use is also an important element of modern Human Centric Lighting (HCL) concepts. In professional and scientific contexts, the term Integrative Lighting is increasingly used for this approach.
Tunable White provides the technical basis for designing light colour and brightness flexibly. A holistic HCL or Integrative Lighting concept also takes into account further factors such as light quantity, timing, duration and the specific use of the space.
Tunable White for yacht lighting
On board, lighting requirements change throughout the day and according to how an area is used. Tunable White makes it possible to adapt the light colour flexibly, from clear light for functional situations to warm lighting moods for relaxed hours on board.
Flexible light for living and architecture
In premium living and architectural spaces, Tunable White enables a flexible adjustment of the lighting effect. Rooms can be staged with clearer or warmer light depending on their use, without requiring different luminaire concepts.
Tunable White or dim2warm®?
Both technologies change the colour temperature of a luminaire, but they follow different concepts.
With dim2warm®, the light colour changes automatically with dimming: the lower the brightness, the warmer the light becomes. With prebit, this range extends from 3000 K to 2200 K.
With Tunable White, by contrast, colour temperature and brightness can be adjusted independently of one another. If, for example, a colour temperature of 3000 K is selected and only the brightness is dimmed afterwards, the selected light colour remains unchanged. The light only changes within the available range when the colour temperature is adjusted deliberately.
With prebit, Tunable White can be adjusted from 5000 K to 2700 K.
Which technology is better suited depends on how light colour and brightness are used and controlled in the respective project.
All luminaires marked with this symbol are available with Tunable White technology.
FAQ
What is Tunable White?
Tunable White allows the colour temperature of a luminaire to be adjusted flexibly. With prebit, a range from 5000 K to 2700 K is available.
How does Tunable White work?
The colour temperature can be adjusted independently of brightness. This allows the light colour to be adapted flexibly to use, situation and desired atmosphere.
What colour temperature range does prebit offer for Tunable White?
With prebit, Tunable White covers a colour temperature range from 5000 K to 2700 K.
What is the difference between Tunable White and dim2warm®?
With dim2warm®, the light becomes warmer automatically when dimmed down. Tunable White allows the colour temperature to be adjusted independently of brightness.
Does the colour temperature change when Tunable White is dimmed?
No, not automatically. With Tunable White, brightness and colour temperature are adjusted independently. If only the brightness is changed, the selected colour temperature remains unchanged. This distinguishes Tunable White from dim2warm®, where the light automatically becomes warmer when dimmed down.
How is Tunable White related to Human Centric Lighting?
Tunable White makes it possible to adapt light colour and brightness flexibly to the time of day, use and desired lighting mood. The technology can therefore be one element of Human Centric Lighting or Integrative Lighting concepts. A complete concept, however, also considers further lighting and planning factors.
Is Tunable White suitable for yacht lighting?
Yes. On yachts in particular, Tunable White can combine lighting moods for functional use and relaxed situations.