What are Philips Hue filament bulbs?

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13 October 2025

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What are Philips Hue filament bulbs?

Philips Hue filament lights are smart lights that look like old-fashioned light bulbs. These smart lights have a visible 'filament'. This way, they're a great fit for design lighting. The Hue filament lights provide more ambiance in your home. Because the lights are available in 3 designs, you can always find a filament light that suits your home. In this article, we'll explain what the Hue filament lights are and what you can do with them.

Hue filament lights line-up

What's a filament light?

A filament light has a design of an old-fashioned light bulb. These lights are see-through, so you can see the filament. That provides a vintage effect, especially if the lamp is place in a fitting with a lamp cover. Filament lights are available in various sizes. The regular shape is most common. Do you want something special at home? Choose a large round globe light. The Edison light provides a real retro effect for your lighting.

View all Philips Hue filament lights
Ambiance with a filament light

Provide more ambiance with filament lights

The filament lights of Philips Hue are smart lights. That means you can control them with your phone and a smart assistant. With the Philips Hue app, you can dim the lights to the light intensity you want. This way, you can make sure the lighting at home always provides the right ambiance. You can also set up scenes in the app. This allows you to adjust all smart lights in a room right away. For example, create a scene for an evening on the couch. Or create a scene for a romantic damage.

Hue filament light voice assistant

Get started right away

The Philips Hue Filament lights have built-in Bluetooth. This allows you to connect them to your phone or voice assistant. This way, you can get started right away. Even if this is your first set of smart lights. Via Bluetooth, you can connect at most 10 lights that you control in the whole home. For example, you can turn on the lights with your phone when you're in the hallway. Or easily turn on the filament lights in your living room by giving your voice assistant a command.

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