Eli5 Why are most street lights and car lights orangish yellow and not white?

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Eli5 Why are most street lights and car lights orangish yellow and not white?

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Answer 1

Technology Connections made a great video on this subject.

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1dMlVwUsrA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1dMlVwUsrA)

TLDW, street lights are sodium lights that produce orange light, and there hasn’t been a good alternative until recently.