Lighting, Light Fixtures, Ceiling and Exhaust Fans - Color temperature of halogen bulbs

I just installed some pendant lighting from Besa Lighting, and I'm not satisfied with the resulting light color. The bulbs in these mini pendants are low-voltage, 50W halogen bulbs in a G6.35 form factor. (I think I got that right.) The problem is the color of the light coming out of the bulbs ... it is yellowish.

The color of the light coming out of GU10 50W halogen bulbs in other recessed fixtures in the room is much whiter. Can I get a bulb for the mini pendants in the two-pin form factor that will be more white/cool in color?

Thanks,
Ryan

Ryan: Welcome to the forums! Are the light fixtures you say are white light, low voltage or line voltage. It will make a difference as low voltage can tend to be a little more yellowish than line voltage units. See if you can find a Kelvin rating on the box somewhere. The higher the degrees, the whiter the light.

Larry,

Thanks for the welcome. I hope to find my answer here.

The mini pendants are low-voltage. The recessed lighting in the rest of the kitchen are line-voltage. I am familiar with color temperature from photography. I could not find a temperature rating on the packaging materials.

I am wondering whether xenon bulbs exist in this form factor (I think they do) or whether they will produce a whiter light / higher color temperature. The fixtures are Type T (maybe JC), G6.35 bipin.

Thanks,
Ryan

Is there possibly a dimmer on these lights?

I found the hard way that even 120 volt halogen bulbs don't like to be dimmed.
If dimmed for an extended period they will loose their high temperature color.

GregH,

Thanks for the reply. I do have a dimmer on these bulbs, but they are brand new and the color is the same whether the dimmer is in the circuit or not.

I understand there are some manufacturers (ushio?) of halogen or xenon bulbs that produce a cooler temperature light. Any ideas about those?

-Ryan

looking up lamps on the internet seems to be a PITA.

what few lamps I could find (G6.35 50w 12 volt) listed the color from 2900 to 3300. Since you are into color temp, you will see that those are quite strong into the red spectrum.

according to Feit Electric, halogens do fall around the low 3000 K range.

If you recieve no solution here, I would suggest a field trip to a commercial lighting center/store. A good lighting person often finds items I need/want when looking for something out of the ordinary.