I recently switched my bedroom/office overhead lights to CFL from 40 watt GE Reveal (which I learned about from this BBS; thanks guys!!). Trying to replicate the full spectrum brightness of the Reveals, I chose with a 5500K "bright white". Seriously, I hate the yellow glow from ordinary lights, so I had to compensate.

Um, but I compensated a bit too much. 5500K CFL's, even at 9 watt / 40 watt equivalent, are DAMN white. In fact, they're so bright, they're dark. The corners of my room, ~12 feet away from the light source itself, seem horribly dark. The CFL's are exposed; there is no cover over the light (because it makes them look yellow and dim. Maybe that's the problem.

Well, looks like I'm stuck basking in STARK white light for the next seven years. How I wish for full spectrum CFL...