Which Under Cabinet Light Fixtures To Buy?

The lights we used are no longer available, so now I recommend using LED Concept Under Cabinet Lights .

They are a great upgrade compared to what we used (and they’re actually cheaper). LED Concepts offers several sizes so you can customize your layout plan to match the space you’re working with.

These under cabinet lights are a great choice because they use extremely energy efficient LEDs, which last nearly forever!

What Color of Light: Color Temperature?

For a residential kitchen, I recommend using a light labeled as ‘warm white‘ or ‘bright white‘ (the hue of light they put out, not the color of the fixture itself).

Lighting manufacturers sometimes use ‘color temperature’ to describe the exact color of light output.  Warm white and bright white are typically 3000K or 3500K.

Lights in that color temp range will look great in a residential kitchen.  Avoid ‘warm’ yellowish 2700K lights, as well as cool bluish lights that are 4500K and above.

If your kitchen has a ton of natural sunlight from windows, then 3500K or 4000K would also be a great choice.

Common color temperature ratings are: 2700K, 3000K, 5000K and 6500K.  On this color scale, 2700K is a warm yellowish color, 6500K is a cool bluish color; white is somewhere in the middle of the two. This scale only measures the color of a light, not the brightness; 6500K is NOT brighter than 2700K. To see how bright a light is (total light output) look for a Lumen rating.