10 Beam Colors - Why?

• White (6500 K)
  - Full color illumination
  - Practical for all-around use
   
• Blue (470 nm)
  - Very bright
  - Used in a variety of medical treatments. Read more.
   
• Red (630 nm)
  - Preserves night vision
  - Internationally-recognized attention color
    (good for safety and signaling)
  - Used in a variety of medical treatments. Read more.
  - Does not frighten birds
   
• IR:  Infrared (880 nm)
  - Invisible to the naked eye
  - Illuminates a large area when used with night vision equipment
  - Rated at 11mW
  - Used in a variety of medical treatments. Read more.
   
• Purple (405 nm)
  - Black-light effect
  - Produces some UV light (can be harmful if viewed directly)
  - Aids in identifying pet stains on carpets
  - Identifies scorpions - Makes them glow
   
• Night-Vision Green (495 nm)
  - Alternative to red for night vision preservation
  - Tremendously bright
  - Does not frighten deer
   
• Green (525 nm)
  - Great outdoors
  - Longer battery life than blue, turquoise, and white lights
    (up to 20 hours) and nearly as bright
  - Attracts deer
   
• Yellow (592 nm)
  - Good beam projection (20-30 feet)
  - Traditional flashlight beam color
   
• Orange (605 nm)
  - Bright and Outrageous
  -  Doesn't disturb night vision as much as yellow
  - Illuminates better than red
   
• UV: Ultra-Violet (375 nm)
  - Used for Authentication of:
    Money
    Collector glass
    Collector stamps
    Artwork
  - Identify minerals
  - Follow blood, bacteria and protein trails
  - Accelerates glue curing