CFL Lamp Information
CFL Lamp BasesColor Temperature Indentification
Codes Used to Identify CFL Lamp Types
Comparison Between Incandescent & CFL Lamp Wattages
Breakdown of Fluorescent & Compact Fluorescent Lamp Tube Diameters
| Code | Color | Color Code | Color Temperature |
| WW | Warm White | 827 | 2700K |
| WW | Warm White | 830 | 3000K |
| Neutral White | 835 | 3000-3500K | |
| CW | Cool White | 840 | 4000-4100K |
| DL | Daylight | 850 | 5000K |
| DL | Daylight | 865 | 6500K |
| Sylvania | Osram | Philips | GE |
| Micro-Lynx F | - | - | - |
| Mini-Lynx Long Life Double | DULUX EL | PL E-C PRO | - |
| Mini-Lynx Long Life Triple | DULUX EL | - | - |
| Mini-Lynx Economy | DULUX EL ECONOMY | - | - |
| Mini-Lynx Automatic | DULUX EL SENSOR | - | - |
| Mini-Lynx Candle | DULUX EL CLASSIC | - | Self Ballasted Candle Shape |
| Mini-Lynx Ambience | DULUX EL CLASSIC | AMBIANCE PR A-Shape | Self Ballasted A Line Shape |
| Lynx-S | DULUX S | PL-S 2 Pins | 2 Pin Biax |
| Lynx-SE | DULUX S/E | PL-S 4 Pins | - |
| Lynx-D | DULUX D | PL-C 2 Pins | 2 Pin Double Biax |
| Lynx-DE | DULUX D/E | PL-C 4 Pins | 4 Pin Double Biax |
| Lynx-T | DULUX T | PL-T 2 Pins | - |
| Lynx-TE | DULUX T/E | PL-T 4 Pins | 4 Pin Triple Biax |
| Lynx-L | DULUX L | PL-L 4 Pins | 4 Pin High Lumen Biax |
| Lynx-LE | DULUX L | PL-L 4 Pins | 4 Pin High Lumen Biax |
| Lynx-F | DULUX F | - | - |
| Incandescent | CFL | Approximate Lumen Range |
| 25W | 5W | |
| 30W | 7W | |
| 40W | 9W | 450lm |
| 45W | 11W | |
| 60W | 13W | 890lm |
| 70W | 15W | |
| 75W | 19-24W | 1210lm |
| 100W | 25-30W | 1750lm |
| 150W | 38W | 2780lm |
| T2 (Mini) | 6.3mm But Most Use 6mm, 7mm or 7 & 1/2mm |
| T3 (Mini) | 9.67mm But Most Use 9-10mm |
| T4 | 12.9mm (Most Use 12-13mm) |
| T5 | 15mm |
| T8 | 25-26mm (1in) |
| T9 | 28-29mm |
| T10 | 31-32mm |
| T12 | 1.5in |
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