Digital RGBW

Digital RGBW lamps: the fourth chip that changes the quality of the light

A digital RGBW lamp adds a dedicated white chip to the three colours of always: red, green and blue. That fourth LED is what separates RGBW from classic RGB: the white comes from a diode built for the job, not from a mix. In this category we bring together the three pieces of the Ambient Light series, all with digital RGBW, remote control and mobile app: a floor lamp, an LED wall light and a table lamp.

Why a dedicated white gives better neutral tones

When an RGB system has to produce white, it adds red, green and blue in the right proportion. The result tends to drift towards colour casts and loses its naturalness exactly when a neutral light is what you want. With an independent white chip, the lamp is not improvising: the white comes from the specific LED and the colour is left to what it does well, which is setting a mood. You can also combine the two and shade a tone over a base of white.

What “digital” means in digital RGBW

The word digital refers to the individual addressing of the LEDs. In a light bar with digital control each section responds separately, so the same piece can show several colours at once: gradients, transitions that travel along it or two contrasting tones. An RGBW without addressing only does one thing at a time across the whole unit; digital RGBW paints the bar section by section.

The three pieces in the Ambient Light series

• Ambient Light floor lamp: 10 W and 150 cm. Vertical light rising from the floor, to wash a corner or sit beside a sofa without touching walls or ceiling.
• Ambient Light LED wall light: 10 W and 150 cm. Same length and same wattage, fixed to the wall: it frees up floor space and turns the wall into the lit element.
• Ambient Light table lamp: 3.5 W and 45 cm. A compact format for surfaces —side table, shelf or cabinet—, where the light is seen close up.

How to choose between floor lamp, wall light or table lamp

It depends on where you want the light to come from and on the space you have:

• Floor: the RGBW floor lamp is placed and moved with no building work, and its 150 cm bring vertical presence to the room.
• Wall: the wall light keeps the 150 cm and the 10 W, but leaves the floor clear. A good choice in corridors, bedrooms or living rooms with little room to spare.
• Table or surface: the RGBW table lamp, at 45 cm and 3.5 W, is the most discreet and the one that best resolves a particular corner.

The advantages of having all three under the same control

All three are operated the same way, with a remote and a mobile app, so you can combine them and keep one language of colour across several rooms: white for a functional light, colour to change the mood and both at once for a particular shade.

Choose the piece that suits your space and take home the digital RGBW of the Ambient Light series: add it to the basket and decide for yourself the colour and the white of every corner.

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between RGB and RGBW?

RGB mixes red, green and blue to generate every colour, white included. RGBW adds a fourth white chip, so that white comes from a specific LED and turns out more neutral than one obtained by mixing.

What does it add for the RGBW to be digital?

Digital addressing makes it possible to control the LEDs section by section, so the same light bar can show several colours at once and moving effects, instead of a single colour across the whole unit.

How are the Ambient Light lamps controlled?

With the remote control and with the mobile app, from which you choose colours, whites and effects.

Which should I choose: floor, wall or table?

It depends on the position. The floor lamp (10 W, 150 cm) goes on the floor; the wall light (10 W, 150 cm) is fixed to the wall and frees up space; the table lamp (3.5 W, 45 cm) sits on any surface.