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Incandescent watts to lumens

Type a value in W incandescent to get it in lm instantly.

1,600lm

That's about the same as a bright kitchen light. Swapping that incandescent for an LED saves about 27.03 a year.

What it means

How bright is that?

LED and CFL efficacies vary by model (LEDs from 80 to over 150 lm/W); check the lumens on the box. The saving assumes 3 hours a day at 0.30 per kWh.

The math

How to convert W incandescent to lm

Incandescent watts follow a table: 40 W = 450 lm, 60 W = 800 lm, 100 W = 1,600 lm. LED watts = lumens ÷ 90.

Example: 100 W incandescent = 1,600 lm.

Every unit

That light from every kind of bulb

Tables

W incandescent to lm conversion table

W incandescent to lm conversion table
W incandescentlm
25 W incandescent250 lm
40 W incandescent450 lm
60 W incandescent800 lm
75 W incandescent1,100 lm
100 W incandescent1,600 lm
150 W incandescent2,600 lm
200 W incandescent3,900 lm
lm to W incandescent conversion table
lm to W incandescent conversion table
lmW incandescent
250 lm25 W incandescent
450 lm40 W incandescent
800 lm60 W incandescent
1,100 lm75 W incandescent
1,600 lm100 W incandescent
2,600 lm150 W incandescent
3,900 lm200 W incandescent

Quick answers

Quick answers

How many lm is 100 W incandescent?
100 W incandescent is 1,600 lm.

The units

About these units

Incandescent watts (W incandescent)

The old bulb’s wattage, from the Energy Star equivalence table.

Lumens (lm)

Light output.

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