Recommended light levels for office lighting with LED systems

By Ledrise Led Professional
Jun 2, 2021

According to the standard EN 12464 Light and lighting - Lighting of workplaces -Indoor work places, the light level recommended for office work is the range 500 - 1000 lux - depending on activity. For precision and detailed works the light level may even approach 1500 - 2000 lux. For ambient lighting the minimum illuminance is 50 ulx for walls and 30 lux for ceilings.

Recommended light levels for different types of work spaces are indicated below:

Activity	Illuminance (lx, lumen/m²)
Areas with traffic and corridors - stairways, escalators - lifts - storage spaces	100
Working areas where visual tasks are only occasionally performed	100 - 150
Warehouses, archives, loading bays	150
Coffee break room, technical facilities, ball-mill areas, pulp plants, waiting rooms	200
Easy office work	250
Normal office work, PC work, show rooms, laboratories, check-out areas, kitchens, auditoriums	500
Mechanical workshops, office landscapes	750
Normal drawing work, detailed mechanical workshops, operation theaters	1000
Detailed drawing work, very detailed mechanical works, electronic workshops, testing and adjustments	1500 - 2000
Performance of visual tasks of low contrast and very small size for prolonged periods of time	2000 - 5000
Performance of very prolonged and exacting visual tasks	5000 - 10000
Performance of very special visual tasks of extremely low contrast and small size	10000 - 20000