RGBWW, RGBCW and RGBCCT have different characteristics and application scenarios in the LED industry. They seem to have similar functions, which are to realize RGB as atmosphere light and white light dimming.
First, some explanations of terms:
What is RGBWW?
- Color channel : RGBWW, as the name implies, includes three basic color channels: red R, green G, and blue B, as well as two white channels, namely warm white light and another white light. Here, the other white light is usually cold white light. Why do we say this? Because with warm white light and cold white light, we can better adjust the color temperature and realize the change from warm color to lighting light.
- Lighting effect : RGBWW can produce rich color changes. RGB can mix 16 million colors, and provide brighter and more uniform lighting effects by adding white light sources. The addition of white light sources makes RGBWW perform well in situations that require high-brightness lighting and color adjustment.
- Application scenarios : RGBWW light strips or lamps are suitable for home lighting, commercial displays, offices and other occasions that require colorful lighting and high-brightness lighting.
What is RGBCW?
- Color channels : RGBCW includes three basic color channels: red R, green G, and blue B, as well as two white channels: cold white (CW) and warm white (W). So it seems that this is similar to RGBWW? Yes, indeed in the industry, these names seem to be assumed to be a certain type of lighting product, and there is no authoritative standard.
- Lighting effect : RGBCW can not only produce rich color changes, but also achieve continuous changes in color temperature through the mixed adjustment of cold white and warm white light sources, thereby creating a more suitable lighting atmosphere in different occasions.
- Application scenarios : RGBCW light strips are often used in occasions that require highly personalized lighting effects, such as home living rooms, bedrooms, commercial display areas, etc., due to their dual adjustment capabilities of color and color temperature.
What is RGBCCT?
- Color channel : RGBCCT includes three basic color channels: red R, green G, and blue B. CCT refers to Correlated Color Temperature, which often refers to RGB light strips with adjustable color temperature, and a PWM dimming method consisting of two white channels: cold white and warm white. So, this seems to be similar to RGBCW and RGBWW? Indeed, as described above, these three terms actually describe similar functions in the LED industry.
- Lighting effect : RGBCCT can adjust the atmosphere color through RGB, and can also achieve color temperature changes through precise adjustment of white light color temperature.
- Application scenarios : RGBCCT light strips are widely used in high-end home lighting, commercial displays, museums, stage performances and other occasions that require highly personalized lighting solutions due to their excellent color and color temperature adjustment capabilities.
Some people may ask why RGBWW is not RGB+Warm White. Through the combination of letters, in theory it is an RGB lamp plus a warm white light. It seems to be the case, but don’t forget that in the LED industry, there is also a younger brother called RGBW.
What is RGBW?
- Color channel : RGBW includes three basic color channels: red R, green G, and blue B. W refers to white light, which can be cold white light (Cold White) or warm white light (Warm White), but there is only one white light. In the LED industry, it is generally considered to be a four-in-one lamp bead, because there is also a kind called RGB+W, which refers to one RGB lamp bead + one white light lamp bead.
- Lighting effect : RGBW can adjust the atmosphere color through RGB, and can also achieve lighting effects through white light.
- Application scenarios : RGBW light strips are widely used in commercial displays, stage performances, entertainment venues and other occasions that require personalized lighting solutions because of their ability to create atmosphere lights and lighting effects.
To sum up, RGBWW, RGBCW and RGBCCT have similar effects in color channels and lighting effects, all of which express a product that can realize atmosphere lighting and can also be used as dimmable lighting.