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Desk light for a home office under a 2.30 m ceiling

For a desk light in a home office: the desk top is 0.84 m² (1.4 × 0.6 m), so pick lights giving about 467–778 lm on it (our estimate); 3325 models suit under a 2.30 m ceiling.

home office · desk top 0.84 m² · under a 2.30 m ceiling · change
general
1,444–2,167 lm
100–150 lux over 7.8 m²
task
467–778 lm
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accent
289–722 lm
20–50 lux over 7.8 m²

Lights for this

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The numbers for this situation

  • Area lit0.84 m²desk top 1.4 × 0.6 m — the surface, not the room
  • Light level300–500 luxOur estimate — there's no official UK light level for homes
  • Lumens needed467–778 lmlight level × area ÷ 0.54 (walls and ageing take the rest)
  • Models that suit3325
  • Price from£24

Worked out, not measured

Where these numbers come from

  • Lumens = light level × area ÷ 0.54 (walls and ageing take the rest); a task uses the area of its surface, not the room. Catalogue filtered by room, task and constraint. Checked against 4362 matching lights in our catalogue snapshot of 2026-09-27; 3325 can be bought now. Same sums on every page, release families-2026-09-29.

All the numbers

Area (m²)Light level (lux)Lumens fromLumens to
0.84300–500467778

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