I was sitting at home when I realized how interesting my lamp is. It has two different light bulbs in it. They are both those coiled light bulbs but one is 13W while the other is 14W. What's interesting ot me is that the two lights are different colors completely. The top bulb (14W) gives off more of a "white" light while the bottom one (13W) is a much warmer color. My only explanation of this is that even the slightest difference in wattage will give off more heat and therefore a different color. Since I have learned about this is my wonderful lighting class :D I can say that top light is more "white" because it is giving off more heat and the hotter something is the "cooler" it looks.
-Kelly Ruiz
Nice image and yes, it is the 'kelvin' temperature that gives off the different colors. Most likely one is a 4200 kelvin compact fluorescent while the other one is a 300 kelvin compact fluorescent attempting to simulate incandescent light :)
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