Color changing LED ribbon lighting

[arnettda]

I am finally doing something for my self and we are redoing our kitchen. I usually install 3000K LED ribbon lighting for undercabinet lighting. Does anybody have any experience installing the color changing Ribbon lighting? Is it worth the extra expense? Does it look neat when you use the other colors or is it something you do not use very much besides the general white light? Thanks

 

[infinity]

This is just my opinion but for a kitchen color changing lights look cheesy. Do you really want to have orange lights on over your kitchen counter? Personally I would install variable color temperature white lights from something like 2700-5000K so they can be tuned to the other lighting in the room. I used 3000K lights under the rail on my deck but I'm probably going to rip them out in the spring because they didn't really match the colors of the other lighting. For all I know the "3000K" tape lights really aren't 3000K.

 

[James L]

I agree with the CCT (tunable) ribbon instead of RGB (color changing) for the kitchen countertop lighting

If it was toe kick lighting, the color changing lights can have a really cool effect.

With either of those, You use a multiconductor cable.

If you wanted the best of both, get RGBWW.
Here's an example....

Armacost Lighting RibbonFlex Pro 24V RGB+WW 0.5 in. Hardwired White Integrated LED Linkable Under Cabinet Light 36+36+36 LED/m 8.2' 1-Pack 645210 - The Home Depot

Accord a vibrant spark to any of your cabinet space with this Armacost Lighting RibbonFlex Pro RGBWW Hardwired White Integrated LED Linkable Under Cabinet Light m.

www.homedepot.com

 

[Todd0x1]

i think the colored ones look cheap and tacky. im redoing mine soon and am looking at strips that do something called dim to warm. 3000k and as you dim it the cct moves downward