View Poll Results: What color of headlights from oncoming traffic is easier on your eyes?
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Do LED headlights have to be white?
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Drifting
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From: Roseville, CA
Do LED headlights have to be white?
I find that I'm more sensitive to lights from oncoming traffic and lights in my rear view mirror when they are white. Made me wonder why they don't make their LED headlights with a warmer, yellow light that's easier on the eyes. Anyone else feel the same?
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mrgold35
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Yellow is easier on my eyes; but, I can see better with (blue-ish) white. Having auto Dim rear view and side mirrors help with my MDX and RLX.
The only issue with going yellow is you would be shifting the color spectrum towards the orange/pink 4300k-4500k; which, look more like early morning/late evening sunlight. The LEDs are probably in the 5000k-6000k range to simulate high noon on a summer day. We can see the most detail in the 5000k-6000k range because we are getting the full color spectrum. I've noticed I can see deer on the side of the road sooner and further out with my LEDs compared to my 11 MDX warmer HIDs.
Probably the reason why LEDs seem brighter at the same light output as HIDs because we are seeing the full color spectrum.
The only issue with going yellow is you would be shifting the color spectrum towards the orange/pink 4300k-4500k; which, look more like early morning/late evening sunlight. The LEDs are probably in the 5000k-6000k range to simulate high noon on a summer day. We can see the most detail in the 5000k-6000k range because we are getting the full color spectrum. I've noticed I can see deer on the side of the road sooner and further out with my LEDs compared to my 11 MDX warmer HIDs.
Probably the reason why LEDs seem brighter at the same light output as HIDs because we are seeing the full color spectrum.
Drifting
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From: Santa Fe, NM
Yellow is easier on my eyes; but, I can see better with (blue-ish) white. Having auto Dim rear view and side mirrors help with my MDX and RLX.
The only issue with going yellow is you would be shifting the color spectrum towards the orange/pink 4300k-4500k; which, look more like early morning/late evening sunlight. The LEDs are probably in the 5000k-6000k range to simulate high noon on a summer day. We can see the most detail in the 5000k-6000k range because we are getting the full color spectrum. I've noticed I can see deer on the side of the road sooner and further out with my LEDs compared to my 11 MDX warmer HIDs.
Probably the reason why LEDs seem brighter at the same light output as HIDs because we are seeing the full color spectrum.
The only issue with going yellow is you would be shifting the color spectrum towards the orange/pink 4300k-4500k; which, look more like early morning/late evening sunlight. The LEDs are probably in the 5000k-6000k range to simulate high noon on a summer day. We can see the most detail in the 5000k-6000k range because we are getting the full color spectrum. I've noticed I can see deer on the side of the road sooner and further out with my LEDs compared to my 11 MDX warmer HIDs.
Probably the reason why LEDs seem brighter at the same light output as HIDs because we are seeing the full color spectrum.
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