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2700K-3000K (Soft White): Soft white delivers a yellowish ... 5000K+ (Daylight): This light is so cool it is likely to have a blue cast to it. A Kelvin rating over 5000 is best suited for ...

Soft white is warm and, as the name implies, softer, while daylight is cool and bright. (Though you may have pictured "daylight" as warm and sunny, it's more accurate to picture a blue sky.) ...