Use a 7:1 ratio as a rough guide when selecting an LED bulb to replace an incandescent bulb. For example, if you wanted to replace a 60-watt incandescent bulb, what wattage LED bulb would be roughly equivalent? Using the 7:1 ratio, simply divide 60 watts by 7 to get roughly 9 watts.

An LED bulb will use around 1/10th the wattage (6 Watts) of an incandescent bulb to give you the same, or equivalent, 800 lumens bright light. An LED will have a wattage between 7 to 10 watts only, and that is the watt equivalent you need to look for if you are in the market for a ‘conventional 60 Watt light output’.

From the table, a 9-watt incandescent bulb is equivalent to a 1-watt LED bulb. A 60-watt LED equivalent is 7-9 watts. A 100-watt incandescent bulb produces 1600 lumens of light, while a 12-14 watt LED gives off the same. A 150-watt incandescent bulb produces 2600 lumens of light, while an 18-23 watt LED gives off the equivalent.

Equivalent wattage is a term used to describe the brightness of an LED bulb in comparison with incandescent lamps. For example, when you see the phrase “60W equivalent” on an LED light bulb, it doesn’t mean it consumes 60W. Instead, it means the bulb produces as many lumens as a 60W incandescent, which is 800 lumens.

A 60-watt LED equivalent is 7-9 watts. A 100-watt incandescent bulb produces 1600 lumens of light, while a 12-14 watt LED gives off the same. A 150-watt incandescent bulb produces 2600 lumens of light, while an 18-23 watt LED gives off the equivalent.