Written by Ben Teele | A Leader in LED Technology

Choosing the right brightness for your outdoor led lighting doesn't have to be complex. Understanding lumens—an essential measurement of light brightness—is a simple way to enhance your professional landscape lighting design.

Understanding Lumens

A lumen measures the brightness of a bulb. For example, a standard 40W bulb equals 400+ lumens. Therefore, the number of lumens needed for your specific landscape lighting fixtures varies based on the location and purpose.

Before deciding on lumen output, establish clear professional landscape lighting objectives. Are you looking to highlight a specific feature on your yard with LED uplights or aiming for a gentle, low-lumen illumination for your pathways with LED path lights? Maybe you're more into decorative low voltage landscape lighting, where lumen needs may depend on your desired ambiance. Once your objectives are clear, focus on creating the desired effect and mood. This step crucially influences the size, type, and lumen output of the outdoor LED lighting fixtures you select.

Recommended Lumens for Different Outdoor Lighting Fixtures

Here are general recommendations for LED lumen outputs to help you with your outdoor lighting design:

Step lights: Choose from 12-100 lumens for subtle yet essential lighting on your steps. Our LED Step Lights ensure safety and add an aesthetic touch, too. Hardscape lights (on walls): To accentuate walls or other hardscape features, opt for 50-185 lumen hardscape lighting. These can be low-voltage led landscape lights or other outdoor lights that enhance the architectural beauty of your landscape. Landscape lights: For the overall illumination of your yard, focus on landscape lights with 50-300 lumens. Our range includes color-changing lights and landscape lights that offer a dynamic lighting experience on your property. Pathway Lights: Opt for 100-200 lumens for a gentle path light. Our premium landscape lighting includes In-Ground Lights with varying lumen ratings, making your garden paths a fantastic sight at night. Landscape spotlights: Highlight your plants and structural elements with landscape spotlights of about 120 lumens.

For specialized lighting like outdoor LED deck lighting and LED stairway lighting, the lumen output varies significantly—ensure that the lighting serves its purpose effectively without becoming overpowering.

Additional Tips

When installing any form of outdoor lights, be it deck lighting, uplights, landscape lights, or 12V Low Voltage Outdoor Lighting, remember to adopt a power solution that matches, such as a low voltage transformer or low voltage power supply.

Factor in the use of waterproof LED strip lights, and weather-resistant landscape lights to ensure that the lighting fixtures maintain their performance and look over time.

And remember, selecting the right brightness is just one part of the process. The choice of color temperature, the placement of your lights, and the use of LED stair tread lights or other led lights for the landscape can take the visual appeal and functionality of your outdoor lighting to a new level.

Conclusion

Planning and installing led landscape lighting to beautifully light up your outdoor space can be rewarding. Understanding your objectives and carefully selecting your lumen output based on them ensures you achieve a well-lit, safe, and visually pleasing environment. At aspectLED, we provide a wide range of high-quality, durable, and premium factory direct landscape lighting fixtures to meet all your professional lighting needs.