Your brain associates dim orange light with safety and comfort because your ancestors huddled around campfires for safety and comfort.

Jul 28, 2026 3:55 PM

SkyPigeon123

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40w bulb = insta chill

7 hours ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Its on right now, its a nice efficient LED undercounter thing now, but its enough to make a snack by at night and its between the bathroom and bedroom.

4 hours ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

no. some of us were not comfortable and safe in our own homes. this means nothing to me aside from the knowledge that old stove will last longer than new stove.

2 hours ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Mine stays on almost exclusively. I have a stove from the 70s. Its usually the only light on in the house

6 hours ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

absolutely

4 hours ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

We had a stove that actually had a light built in just over the knobs on the back panel and we left that on all the time if someone was going to be out late. The stove was also this weird yellow called Harvest Gold. Unit must have been from the 1970s.

6 hours ago | Likes 13 Dislikes 0

I don't know about "comfortable" or "relaxed". I only used that light because the lighting in my kitchen when I was a kid was awful and there was no lighting over the stove.

6 hours ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 1

My ancestors did no such thing! You have no proof!

4 hours ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

to me, that's the only kitchen light I need.

7 hours ago | Likes 83 Dislikes 0

Wife also. But I'm getting to the age I can't read the instructions on the box of mac & cheese without the main light and a set of reading glasses.

2 hours ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

to be fair, you should know by now how to make boxed mac & cheese without reading the box. I nailed it by 35

2 hours ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

I left mine on over night every night cause it was the perfect amount of light to light the kitchen and hallway. Need to pee? Theres enough light. Water? Kitchen is perfectly lit. But, they dont make LED bulbs for over range. So, I put LED lights under the cabinets that I can adjust to a dim level. Its great.

6 hours ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 0

Works on Gen X too.

4 hours ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Be more relaxing with some JiffyPop!

4 hours ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

This light means literally nothing to me except "light the stovetop while I'm using it"

6 hours ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 1

That's the light I turn on to remind myself that there's still food sitting out that needs to be picked up.

4 hours ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

I have the exact same fixture over my range. It's on every night.

6 hours ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

That was the light that kept you from running into everything when you got home after your folks went to bed. It was a reminder that they care.

4 hours ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

I’ve cooked mac’n’cheese from scratch by the light of a gas stove - you don’t need these advanced techniques!

5 hours ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

House has enabled Night Shift

3 hours ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I have always preferred this kind of dim, cozy lighting. At 75, nothing has changed.

7 hours ago | Likes 50 Dislikes 0

I got you, at 72.

2 hours ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

totally agree - overhead light is terrible - bulbs must be 2700k

4 hours ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

I see so much better when it's 5K, maybe it's me - I'm almost 60 and softer and more yellowish light makes it harder for me.

3 hours ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Bug

2 hours ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Others understand why all the lighting in my room is dim like that. Its just nice

2 hours ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

It reminds me of the gentle glow emitting from the kitchen as my Dad frantically woke my sisters and I up and rushed us out the house, my older brothers following down the hall, and meeting my mom outside holding my newborn twin youngest brother and sister. Yes, it was such a warm light.

2 hours ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Guys, you just like low wattage warm white bulbs.

6 hours ago | Likes 20 Dislikes 0

But also, stove; the food cooker. Source of warm food and comfort.

1 hour ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Everyone does. Because sunsets and fire

White and blue light shouldn't even exist for outdoor applications, you never want them in your eyeballs at night

6 hours ago | Likes 26 Dislikes 0

Daylight spectrum is perfect for over the sink when you're cleaning or near a mirror if you're cutting your hair or something. Can see things much easier

3 hours ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

They make lights and bulbs now where you can easily switch the colour temperature, too. I love them. I'll have nice bright daylight colours in the kitchen when I'm preparing food and such, then switch them to a nice warm orange in the evening, for example.

2 hours ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I love my electric candles for just this reason

4 hours ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

My new stove has a horrible clock light. The definition of Enshittification

6 hours ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 2

Can you access it? You might be able to just replace it with a better one for a buck or two and 5 minutes of your time.

4 hours ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

The light is the clock and timer and everything. i bet the the new model is improved and 50% brighter yet. The LED on that range is green which is better at night. The range hood is a nice comforting color tho.

3 hours ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Warm white = home. Cold white = work or a hospital. Yeah no wonder we find warm white more relaxing.

2 hours ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

GenX too..

6 hours ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

That picture, and this picture for me. It reminds me of the time when i was a kid and i would see most of the adults in my family still awake. I want to join them, but of course they’d tell me to go back to sleep. Though sometimes they’d let me stay.

Probably part of the reason why i’m fond of the night and staying awake at night.

2 hours ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

That's the kitchen night light. May a midnight snack has been prepared and quaffed under that gentle glow.

1 hour ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

It's like light on old ruined buildings. Almost any light on such a building looks great. But the orange ones always look homey, comfortable. Any ruined abbey or castle in Ireland is always lit up in orange if it's lit up at all.

29 minutes ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Yup. I've installed under-cabinet lights because I adore the nighttime vibe of indirect, soft light.

6 hours ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

My mom loved leaving this light on overnight. I barely touch mine.

7 hours ago | Likes 58 Dislikes 0

Mine stays on round the clock. Everywhere I live.

3 hours ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

I bought a 10-Watt LED bulb in April 2012 and it's been on ever since.

6 hours ago | Likes 21 Dislikes 0

Light in the image looks about 2000K. I always found that tint harsh and ugly. I swapped all the lights for 5000K sunlight bulbs ages ago but 3000K looks like it might be a sweet spot. I have no idea what the oven light is though. I never changed that one. It's not orange.

4 hours ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

Kelvin?

3 hours ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Most likely it's a 2700K bulb plus the effects of a digital camera in low lighting.

4 hours ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

2700k is the colour temperature of traditional incandescent bulbs.

2 hours ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

It's also the most common standard for "warm white" LED bulbs.

2 hours ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Anything over 3000K can fuck off and I will die on this hill.

2 hours ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0