Amber LED Sources

Thank you for your interest in amber (orange) lighting! Amber LEDs, for streetlights, residential, and commercial lighting, are our best choice for reducing light pollution and saving our dark skies, as even warm white LEDs will greatly increase skyglow.

When I met with my city council back in February of 2017, I spent hours and days calling different streetlighting companies trying to track down PC Amber LED streetlights and only found one company at the time who had them available! Currently, PC Amber LEDs have continued to make strides and are now on parity in terms of efficiency and cost with warm white LEDs. I hope this list of companies supplying amber LEDs will help you! :-D

Many thanks to Flagstaff Dark Skies Coalition, @JohnBarentine, @skyglowberlin, @remiboucher, @andhaenel, @manugargil and many others for all of your helpful tweets about amber lighting and manufacturers and for the research many of you have done on the effects different light spectrums have on skyglow and the environment.

Why Amber?

• Reducing Light Pollution!

  • Click through this Twitter Moment (a compilation of tweets from scientists, doctors and everyday people supporting amber).

  • Lamp Spectrum and Light Pollution (see how different colors of light scatter in the atmosphere).

  • Levels of light pollution soon to double if color of light is not taken into account

• Safety! Evidence shows it's easier to see under an amber colored light than bright white due to veiling luminance and disability glare, both of which can cause accidents. Amber also has less blue light, which is harmful to both people and wildlife. If you're concerned about color rendition and visibility, PC Amber has a higher color rendition index (CRI) than the orange HPS lighting we're all used to.

• Because amber LEDs are now affordable and efficient, it no longer make sense to choose white. If your city is converting to LEDs, you have a great opportunity to improve your lighting with amber LEDs, and there are so many important reasons for doing so. White would be a big step backwards.

COMPANIES OFFERING PC AMBER LEDS (For streetlights & more):

• Flagstaff Dark Skies Coalition has a great list.

• BEACON/HUBBELL LIGHTING (Turtle friendly options)

• IGNIALIGHT

• KIM LIGHTING (Ask to speak with Matt Root--based in the USA).

• LITHONIA LIGHTING

• LSI INDUSTRIES

• LUMICAN (A 2200K light--You can speak to Sergio P. @seryhu)

• MONRAD https://www.lsi-industries.com/products/outdoor-lighting-solutions.aspx, INC. (Has been providing dark sky lighting for decades and is used by Flagstaff, AZ!).

• PHILIPS (Ask to speak with María del Mar Gandolfo de Luque if you can't find PCA in your area).

• SIGNIFY HOLDING (Offers both commercial and residential).

• CANADA: Mont-Megantic International DARK SKY Reserve in Quebec has a fabulous list of PC Amber resources and companies as well as specific fixtures and links!

• CANADA: CSbG EcoLights. CSbG (Canadian Scotobiology Group) has been fighting for dark sky preservation for years and offers some very nice amber lighting solutions, including pathway lighting for park or trails.

• GERMANY: OSRAM, SCHUCH, and AEC ILLUMINAZIONE.

• SPAIN: SALVI LIGHTING (Not PCA, but they offer amber filters and have many great fully-shielded fixtures as well).

• SPAIN: WAVE TECH CAN

• SPAIN: Lumínica Ambiental

Landscape & Residential Amber LED Lighting:

• See Residential Lighting.

Indoor Amber LED Lighting (because for health reasons, we need to limit our blue & green light exposure at night):

• See Residential Lighting.

Note: These are not affiliate links. I do not work for these companies or earn a commission, and Saving Our Stars does not receive sponsorship funds.