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Outdoor lighting does more than improve visibility. With the right colors, you can bring out the character of surrounding trees, add depth to shrub beds, or create a festive atmosphere for a seasonal display. Colored LED lights are an especially versatile option because you can change the mood of your landscape without changing the plants themselves.
For homeowners and landscape professionals, low-voltage fixtures with replaceable MR16 bulbs offer flexibility for projects large and small. Here at Best Pro Lighting, we carry directional bullet fixtures designed for highlighting trees, shrubs, gardens, and other landscape features, making it easy to build a customized lighting system.
Trees and shrubs have different shapes, textures, and natural colors, so the right lighting can emphasize features that disappear when the sun sets. Green can blend naturally with foliage, while red or blue can help create a more dramatic effect.
A major benefit of using LED outdoor colored lights is the added flexibility they provide throughout the year. A fixture that provides everyday accent lighting can become part of your Halloween display in October or a colorful holiday landscape when December arrives.
With colored LED landscape lights, you can also highlight specific areas rather than flooding the entire yard with light. This creates more visual interest and allows trees, shrubs, garden beds, and architectural features to work together as part of one landscape design.
There isn't one color that is best for every outdoor lighting project. The right choice depends on what you're highlighting and the atmosphere you want to create.
For natural-looking landscape accents, green can complement foliage and garden areas. Red and blue are more dramatic and are particularly useful for seasonal displays, special events, or areas where you want the lighting itself to become a focal point.
When selecting outdoor colored LED bulbs, consider the plant's natural color, the size of the area, and how visible you want the lighting to be from a distance.
Green LED Lights
Green is an especially useful color for landscape applications because it works naturally with trees, shrubs, and other foliage. Rather than creating a strong contrast, green illumination can enhance the existing colors and shapes of plants while giving the landscape a distinctive appearance after dark.
For a versatile option, consider the Green 3 Watt MR16 LED Color Bulb 12V AC/DC. This 3-watt bulb produces 270 lumens with a focused 38-degree beam angle and uses a standard GU5.3 bi-pin base. It operates on 12-15V AC/DC and is designed for compatible low-voltage landscape fixtures. This makes it particularly useful for LED lights for trees, shrubs, gardens, holiday displays, and architectural accents. Our signature directional bullet fixtures are compatible with MR16 bulbs and feature adjustable shrouds that allow you to direct the light where it is needed.
Red LED Lights
Red creates a stronger visual statement than green. It can be used to bring attention to a particular tree, shrub, garden bed, or architectural feature without requiring additional decorations. For seasonal lighting, red works especially well when combined with other colors. Pairing red with warm white or green can create a traditional holiday appearance, while red alone can produce a more dramatic accent.
Blue LED Lights
Blue offers another way to create contrast in your landscape. It can give trees and shrubs a cool, contemporary appearance and works particularly well when you want the lighting to stand out against the surrounding darkness. Blue can also be combined with red or green for seasonal displays. As with any colored lighting, use it selectively so individual plants remain visible rather than allowing the entire landscape to become one solid wash of color.
The goal of landscape lighting for trees is to reveal the shape and texture of the tree rather than simply shining a light directly at the trunk. For uplighting, position a directional fixture a few feet from the base of the tree and aim it upward toward the trunk and canopy. Larger trees may benefit from multiple fixtures placed around the base to create more even coverage.
Our directional bullet fixtures are designed for applications including under-canopy tree lighting, with a rotating shroud that helps direct illumination precisely. Try different distances and angles before permanently securing the fixture. Moving a light only a few inches can considerably change the appearance of the trunk, branches, and foliage.
Shrubs generally require less intense lighting than mature trees, so start with a lower-output bulb or position the fixture farther away from the plant. Aim the light across the foliage rather than directly into the center of the shrub.
For wider shrubs, two fixtures can provide more balanced coverage than one bright light. Our bullet fixtures are designed for smaller foliage, bushes, hedges, and other landscape focal points. The same principle applies to colored LED landscape lights: use the light to reveal the plant's shape instead of overwhelming it.
Fall
Fall is an ideal time to experiment with colored lighting because the changing foliage provides a natural backdrop. Green lights can accent evergreen shrubs, while red can complement autumn decorations and warmer seasonal colors.
Halloween
For Halloween, red and blue can create a dramatic atmosphere around trees, shrubs, walkways, and entryways. Rather than lighting every plant, concentrate LED outdoor colored lights around the areas you want visitors to notice.
The Holiday Season
During the holiday season, colored lighting can extend beyond traditional string lights. Green, red, and blue bulbs can be used in directional fixtures to illuminate trees, shrubs, garden beds, and architectural features.
Because MR16 bulbs are available for compatible low-voltage fixtures, you can change the bulb color as the season changes rather than replacing the entire fixture, especially since our directional fixtures support MR16 LED lamps and are designed for outdoor landscape applications.
The right combination of fixtures and bulbs can transform the way your landscape looks after dark. Whether you're highlighting a single tree, adding color to a row of shrubs, or creating a seasonal display, we offer low-voltage directional fixtures and MR16 options to help you build a look you'll love.
Browse our selection of colored LED bulbs and low-voltage landscape lighting to find the components for your next outdoor project.
Q: What color bulb is best for outdoor lights?
A: The best color depends on the purpose of your lighting. Green works naturally with foliage, while red and blue provide stronger contrast and are useful for decorative and seasonal displays.
Q: Can you use colored LED lights on trees?
A: Yes. Compatible colored LED lights can be used to uplight tree trunks, branches, and canopies. Use outdoor-rated, compatible low-voltage fixtures and bulbs, and position the fixtures to highlight the tree's natural structure.
Q: What color light is best for highlighting trees?
A: Green can be a natural choice for trees because it complements foliage, while red and blue can create a more dramatic appearance. The best choice depends on the tree, surrounding landscape, and desired effect.
Q: Can MR16 colored LED bulbs be used outdoors?
A: Yes, when the bulb is designed for the appropriate low-voltage landscape system and installed in a compatible weather-resistant fixture. Our green MR16 color bulb is designed for 12-15V AC/DC low-voltage systems and compatible landscape fixtures.
Q: Where should lights be placed when uplighting a tree?
A: Place directional fixtures near the base of the tree and aim them upward toward the trunk and canopy. For larger trees, multiple fixtures positioned around the base can provide more balanced illumination. Best Pro Lighting's directional bullet fixtures are specifically designed for under-canopy tree lighting and adjustable directional illumination.
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