Why street lights during night time are warm orange colored and not white lights? Won’t having white lights seem more like daylight?

Question

Why street lights during night time are warm orange colored and not white lights? Won’t having white lights seem more like daylight?

In: Physics

Answer 1

The yellow light comes from Sodium lamps. It’s just how they glow for chemical reasons. More modern street lights are LEDs and more white to light-blue. They’re also brighter and more directed instead of glowing in all directions.