Reveal makes the Grass Green

LED Reveal light is great as outdoor security light.  It makes the grass green, looks less yellow than incandescent lights, and far better than typical even-more-yellow looking LED lights, and blue looking fluorescents.  Incandescent lights make the grass look yellow (highlighting the thatch) and even incandescents may not make the lawn look as nice as the Reveal does.

(Corrected.  Reveal light doesn't make a punchy green as many incandescent and LED's do.  What it does is suppress the yellow.  So if you have a lawn which is 50% yellow thatch or winter die-off, Reveal suppresses that and makes the green relatively but only relatively more prominent.  I think this looks nicer and richer but YMMV.  It does tend to make the green/yellow lawn look darker overall and whether this is good is a personal judgement.  My real message here is "It's worth it to use a tailored light to make your yard look nicer at night."  Reveal may not always be the answer, and I intend to try different things.  I'll have more to say about yard lighting in future posts.)

The BR30 bulbs however aren't nearly as solid looking as the weather rated 95 watt PAR38 Halogens they replaced.  The electrician installed the halogen lights in preference to standard 150W PAR38, which also generally come with a weather rating.  They don't fit the flood light holders as well as PAR 38 which is probably a disadvantage from a standpoint of keeping the bulb safe.  I do wonder how long the Reveal BR30's will last outdoors.

Here's a comparison of BR30 and PAR38.  If GE ever makes weather rated Reveal LED in PAR 38 in a modest output like 75W or 90W equivalent, and I think they should, I'll buy that.