Dock Lighting Color: Warm, Cool, Amber, and What to Use Where

A dock at dusk lit by warm amber under-rail lights, pooling light on the planks without glare

Every spring, a neighbor stands on my ramp at dusk and asks the same question: what color should the dock lights be? I’ve answered it for twenty years on the Gulf Coast, and the honest answer is that dock lighting color matters more than wattage, brightness, or fixture style. The wrong color can blind you … Read more