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Thanks for bringing this up!

It can be addressed with warmer LED's, filtered LED, narrow-band LED... trouble is the bulk of the market is at 4K & 5K white balance, so that's the default choice to put in.

The good news about LED is, due to more even color profile, they can use dramatically less lux, but that requires adjustment to lighting level too.

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> they can use dramatically less lux

They can, but at least what I've seen around California is that they don't. The one outside my window is a good example. It was replaced with LED and now it's like a spotlight right into my window. I didn't even realize there was a light there when it was HPS.

It varies, but a call to your local jurisdiction can get a shade put on a light. My city painted a segment of the nearby intersection’s diffuser black so it doesn’t shine in my eyes when I’m on my balcony.

Which city is this?

How would you create an LED with these properties that is equally efficient as the white light LEDs on the market? Geniunely curious.

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