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Accent light for a living room under a 2.30 m ceiling

For accent light in a living room of 16.2 m² plan on 600–1,500 lumens in total (our estimate); 7475 models suit under a 2.30 m ceiling.

living room 16.2 m² · accent light · under a 2.30 m ceiling · change
general
1,500–3,000 lm
50–100 lux over 16.2 m²
task
200–333 lm
300–500 lux over 0.36 m²
accent
600–1,500 lm
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The numbers for this situation

  • Area lit16.2 m²example room 4.5 × 3.6 m — change it
  • Light level20–50 luxOur estimate — there's no official UK light level for homes
  • Lumens needed600–1,500 lmlight level × area ÷ 0.54 (walls and ageing take the rest)
  • Models that suit7475
  • 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 9828 matching lights in our catalogue snapshot of 2026-09-27; 7475 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
16.220–506001500

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