Its very fluorescent light, my son compared it to office lighting.  But, this is exactly what I needed in a really gloomy area of my house that has no windows or natural light, I can now see in vivid details everything!  and I love the design its sits super flush against the celing (56cm version) and I'm over the moon with it, no dark areas you can see this light from Space!  if you dont require a super, super bright light then steer clear as you'll be wearing Raybans.