These kinds of CFL light bulbs are also good for detailed work

CFL or compact fluorescent light bulbs have been around for a couple of decades now and Led High Bay Manufacturers looked like they were going to become very popular as early as the 1990s, but once people tried them an awful of lot of people decided they were not for them because of the quality of the light they gave off. They were not bright enough for reading so many people simply went back to buying fluorescent light bulbs. Now in many countries the sale of new florescent light bulbs has been banned and people have no choice but to use CFL bulbs or pay a lot of extra money for other kinds of energy saving light bulbs such as halogen or LED bulbs. 

However, luckily CFLs have come a long way since the 90s and now reading with them is far less of a problem than it used to be you just have to know which type to buy.The Best CFL Light Bulbs for ReadingThe best compact fluorescent light bulbs for reading give off a warm rather than a bright light a white light is generally better for reading because it causes less eyestrain. However, you do need a pretty powerful bulb of at least 20 watts to read by. Most of these CFL light bulbs are labelled as daylight or natural CFL light bulbs. On the Kelvin scale they run at 5000k to 6500k and should be labelled as such. 

These kinds of CFL light bulbs are also good for detailed work. If you are going to use the bulbs in a room that has multiple uses you can use bulbs with a Kelvin rating as low as 4000k, but reading for long periods of time or reading small print such as newspapers may be more difficult.Finding CFL Light Bulbs That Are Good For ReadingThe best place to find the right energy saving light bulb for reading is on-line from specialist suppliers.