I really like the idea of using a warmer color temp light at night. I know there is always a red light, but anything sub 3000k? 7X tint is the best I can find in Cree land that seems to be available…
I did get some XML 8A’s once, but they were only ok…
More than a 7x tint is hard to find. The absolute warmest emitters I have are THESE 219A’s from Fasttech, easily an 8x tint… Order a few sets and make a beautiful warm triple…
and also the amber PC Rebel (Luxeonstar) and the Cree XM-L2 PC amber (Mtnelectronics)
(PC is “phosphor converted” — higher voltage, wider emission curve, compared to the very narrow pure amber LED emitter)
Those Amber LEDs look mighty interesting. The nichia as well, was hoping for a pre made light as I’ve never built a light before. I do believe flowing emitters would be that much more difficult over just soldering a bunch of components
This one emits amber light
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Way too warm for me.
I took a 3xAAA holder, 3 AAA primaries and put that in a holder so there is no rattle and gave it to a friend.
The pic on the product page is exactly what it did
The 26650 tube was nice to hold, yet I did not use it nor found it interesting wnough for a future review
My friend was very happy though 
> This one emits amber light
Website claims that i’s a “warm white” emitter, and the website picture of the emitter looks like warm white
By contrast, an amber emitter looks reddish
That very warm white is probably fine with the original poster’s question — he asked for a color temperature
and some of the warm whites get you a very orange-yellowish color temperature.
’oogle for spectra to compare the outputs.
Anyone who wants a narrower spectrum amber, all it takes to swap the emitter that you buy on a 16mm or 20mm star is to make 2 solder connections.
It’s about the simplest modification you can make.
From that latter search, here’s a very helpful collection of links from astronomers:
http://www.nofs.navy.mil/about_NOFS/darksky/LED%20lt%204000%20CCT.pdf
I have a C3-style light from DX, that’s really warm, like an incandescent flashlight, it’s this: http://www.dx.com/p/singfire-sf-75-xr-e-q5-200lm-3-mode-mini-led-warn-whithe-light-flashlight-silver-1-x-aa-14500-266158
I really like it, although it is not really bright and the LAST mode memory really sucks…
I have a (now discontinued) XM-L2 s6 7d3 tint 2900k 90 CRI in a test light. After experimenting with several warm tints (low color temps), its the only super warm emitter that I like, probably becasue of the high CRI that renders colors without turning the target completely yellow. After owning this one, all the others have been major disappointments. If you can find one, BUY IT!
That sounds awesome, I’ll have to see if I can find it. The more I read the more I think I’ll like the C and D variants over the A and B I currently have. Also the amber idea isn’t too bad as well. Thanks for the help all.
In my mind I had the idea of a dimmed incandescent light not the 100 watt Halogen 3000k 7A I currently have.
Its great that you’ve discovered the different tints that you like. You’ll find that warm & neutral tints are often better for close in stationary observation while colder tints are better for illuminating distant targets or while you’re in motion… such as on a bicycle.
Unless there’s a lot of” moisture in the air; then the blue gets scattered”:white blue light scatter fog - Google Search (thus, “fog lights” are often yellow/amber)
2700k high cri XPG3 is what you need.
Need a hand?
Cree XP-G3 R4 8A3 Warm White 2700K LED Emitter
“H” (80+) CRI specification.
Cheers ^:)
P.S.: save some for me! 
Yes, that, and I don’t like cool white tints for cycling because it’s sometimes difficult to see rocks on a road or path. With cool white, everything looks like a washed-out grey. It can be difficult to easily spot debris unless it is darker or lighter than the path. And shadows (for seeing debris) aren’t easily visible since the light is facing ahead. A slightly different color of rock just isn’t noticed under cool white.
A good neutral white ~4500K, with decent CRI, is what I like to use.
I have a Zebra SC600 8B4
Yeh, I was going to point out these. Got a set, wonderfully warm like candlelight. I looked up the coordinates given, and sure enough, well into the nice rosy-warm range.
I personally wouldn’t use them for a flashlight, but they’d make great nightlights and such. Great CR, and nice… well… warmth!
Yeh, that’s why I’m really tired of CW, and yet it’s all around like stink on a monkey.
For a bike light, one idea I had was a multi-head light of 4 4500K XP-E2s with TIR lenses. All of it from Amazon, free shipping. LEDworld has the 4500K XP-E2s (20mm stars, get a discount for 2+ sets), and uxcell has the TIRs in pretty much whatever angle you want, from 90° to 10° or so. Have 2 outer ones for flood, 2 inner ones for spot, flick banks on/off as you need (for beam and intensity).
Kewl, eh? 
I’m using a couple of those XP-E2s in C8 clones, and they’re wonderful throwers, if underpowered (~1A). Shine it on a wall a few feet away, and it’s fairly unimpressive, but it’ll manage to light up a tree pretty far away.
Nice tint, though. Wasn’t used to anything that warm (prefer ~5000K), but the way it shows up reds and browns, I got to really like it more and more as I got used to it.