--- title: Architectural fixtures to give you a warm feeling description: ArcSystem solutions mimic the red-shift of an incandescent lamp as the lights fade, maintaining the classic look and feel a venue is already accustomed to. image: https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/ArcLampFTW_960x200.jpg --- - [ETCCONNECT](https://etcconnect.com/) - [ABOUT](https://blog.etcconnect.com/about) - [AUTHORS](https://blog.etcconnect.com/blog-authors) - [CONTACT](https://blog.etcconnect.com/contact) [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/ElectronicTheatreControls) [Follow us on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/ElectronicTheatreControls) [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/electronic-theatre-controls) [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.youtube.com/user/ETCVideoLibrary) [![EtCetera_319x104](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hs-fs/hubfs/EtCetera_319x104.png?width=319&height=104&name=EtCetera_319x104.png "EtCetera_319x104")](https://blog.etcconnect.com) [![ETC Blog](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hs-fs/hubfs/EtCetera_319x104.png?width=319&height=104&name=EtCetera_319x104.png "ETC Blog")](https://blog.etcconnect.com) - [SPOTLIGHT](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/spotlight) - [ETC CULTURE](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/etc-culture) - [GEAR](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/gear) - [LEARN](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/learn) - [ODDS & ENDS](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/odds-ends) - [BRIGHT IDEAS](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/bright-ideas) Search ## [![blog-header](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hs-fs/hubfs/blog-header.png?width=476&height=155&name=blog-header.png "blog-header")](https://www.etcconnect.com) [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/ElectronicTheatreControls) [Follow us on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/ElectronicTheatreControls) [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/electronic-theatre-controls) [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.youtube.com/user/ETCVideoLibrary) [✕](https://blog.etcconnect.com/architectural-fixtures-to-give-you-a-warm-feeling#gwen-offcanvas-primary) - [SPOTLIGHT](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/spotlight) - [ETC CULTURE](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/etc-culture) - [GEAR](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/gear) - [LEARN](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/learn) - [ODDS & ENDS](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/odds-ends) - [BRIGHT IDEAS](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/bright-ideas) # Architectural fixtures to give you a warm feeling ![Jacob Coakley](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hs-fs/hubfs/jacob.png?width=34&height=34&name=jacob.png)By [Jacob Coakley](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/jacob-coakley) 29 Sep 2022 ![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/ArcLampFTW_960x200.jpg) We've talked about color temperature in architectural applications before on this blog. Both in terms of what color temperature is and how human-centric lighting works with physiology to create environments that are well suited for their purpose. What we haven't talked about before is just how attached many people are to the "glow" of incandescent fixtures.  Because incandescent fixtures emit light in all wavelengths, as the filament is dimmed it cools and the energy shifts to the red portion of the spectrum, resulting in a "warm" tone of light. This is important if you are trying to set a mood with your lighting -- or if you're trying to mix LED fixtures with incandescent ones. Recent advances in LED technology have made it possible for venues and facilities to replace incandescent lighting with LED technology, while still maintaining smooth fade-to-zero dimming. However, one piece of the puzzle that was still missing for many incandescent lovers was the natural, warm decay that comes with incandescent dimming. [ArcLamp Fade to Warm in Action](https://vimeo.com/459534959) from [ETC](https://vimeo.com/user99829979) on [Vimeo](https://vimeo.com).   That’s why ETC introduced Fade to Warm technology to the ArcSystem family of LED retrofit solutions. With this option, ArcSystem solutions mimic the red-shift of an incandescent lamp as the lights fade out, maintaining the same classic look and feel that a venue is already accustomed to. This way, an audience would never know that a space has made the transition from incandescent house lighting to LED. Fade to Warm is available in [ArcLamp](https://www.etcconnect.com/Products/Lighting-Fixtures/ArcLamp/Features.aspx), [Pro One-Cell, Pro One-Cell Small](https://www.etcconnect.com/Products/Lighting-Fixtures/Pro-One-Cell/Features.aspx), [Pro Four-Cell Pendant and Round fixtures](https://www.etcconnect.com/Products/Lighting-Fixtures/Pro-Four-Cell/Features.aspx), and all [Pro Multi-Cell ArcSystem luminaires](https://www.etcconnect.com/Products/Lighting-Fixtures/Pro-Multi-Cell/Features.aspx). - - - 0 [#ArcSystem](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/arcsystem) [#Color Temperature](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/color-temperature) [#GEAR](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/gear) ### Passing The Learning Torch at Impact Christian Fellowship [Previous article](https://blog.etcconnect.com/impact-christian-fellowship) ### Suzhou Bay Cultural Center Shines with ETC [Next article](https://blog.etcconnect.com/suzhou-bay-cultural-center-0) [Jacob Coakley](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/jacob-coakley) ![Jacob Coakley](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hs-fs/hubfs/jacob.png?width=180&height=180&name=jacob.png) Jacob joined ETC at the beginning of 2017. A former magazine editor, Jacob is a long veteran of the theatER/theatRE wars and Oxford Comma skirmishes. He trained as an actor in New York, a sound designer in San Francisco, and as a writer everywhere. At ETC he helps with the Architectural; Dimming, Power & Switching; and Networking product lines. Currently splitting time between LA and Las Vegas, Jacob is nevertheless researching the best cheese shops in Wisconsin for his next trip back to HQ. #### You may also like [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Serenade_Hong-Kong-Ballet_credit-Cheung-Wai-Lok-750x500.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/01/forget-the-datasheet) [FEATURED](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/featured) ### [Forget the datasheet!](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/01/forget-the-datasheet) By [Luke Delwiche](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/luke-delwiche) 17-Jan-2017 *This article, written by ETC Entertainment Market Manager Luke Delwiche, first appeared in the Swedish Theatre Technology Association (STTF) magazine,* [proScen*,*](https://www.sttf.se/) *in 2015. 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