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Lumens to LED watts

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

17.78W LED

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 lm to W LED

To convert lumens to LED watts, multiply by 0.0111111.

Example: 1,600 lm × 0.0111111 = 17.7778 W LED.

In the other direction, 1 W LED = 90 lm.

Every unit

That light from every kind of bulb

Tables

lm to W LED conversion table

lm to W LED conversion table
lmW LED
250 lm2.77778 W LED
450 lm5 W LED
800 lm8.88889 W LED
1,100 lm12.2222 W LED
1,600 lm17.7778 W LED
2,600 lm28.8889 W LED
3,900 lm43.3333 W LED
W LED to lm conversion table
W LED to lm conversion table
W LEDlm
2.78 W LED250.2 lm
5 W LED450 lm
8.89 W LED800.1 lm
12.2 W LED1,098 lm
17.8 W LED1,602 lm
28.9 W LED2,601 lm
43.3 W LED3,897 lm

Quick answers

Quick answers

How many W LED is 1 lm?
1 lm is 0.0111111 W LED.
How many W LED is 10 lm?
10 lm is 0.111111 W LED.
How many W LED is 1,600 lm?
1,600 lm is 17.7778 W LED.

The units

About these units

Lumens (lm)

Light output.

LED watts (W LED)

An LED bulb, about 90 lm/W.

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