*enough, not enuf..............................

Yes I know that’s the proper spelling -but short hand comes in when typing on your phone.

Sounds like you want a dimmer? That’s easy to install. Or are you talking the color of the light? That measured in Kelvins (no idea why) with warm being 2700 and cool being 6000. Some brands have adjustable color temperature and some you have to choose up front.

Talking the color of the light. What is an appropriate Kelvin measure for this purpose - under cabinet lighting

Depends on your style. In traditional houses I use 2700, in more contemporary I use 3000. I never use cooler than that in residential.

Here are mine. Color is 3500K to match my 3500K recessed lights throughout the house.

They are also on a dimmer.

" but short hand comes in when typing on your phone. "

For TWO letters? Shorthand drives me crazy.

Ours are a warm 3000k throughout the kitchen. Would never go more than 3500k.

The Kelvin should match any other lighting in the kitchen. And the lumens should not overpower those other lights either, you don't want your eye to solely focus on the backsplash.

The "proper" Kelvin depends on your personal preference, the color of the materials they illuminate, etc.

Lumen output can be dimmed, however, it is better to start with a diodes/foot that befits your layout.

Other information you haven't provided, which could affect your interpretation of "enuf to blind a person" could be placement, whether there is a diffuser, and the other light styles and locations.

Thanks everyone. Here is the current situation. Appreciate the insights on Kelvin ranges and will find out the Kelvin metric of our recessed lights for a match. These were taken in early afternoon with a lot of light in the house; early morning or in the evening they are just crazy bright. We will test some different strips this week!

Those are very blue. 4000 k or higher. Very harsh. Maybe they are switchable but more than likely the tape will have to be replaced. Who selected them? Regardless you also need a dimmer

The builder selected them. We will replace the strip and make sure we have the right color, then add a dimmer.

Oh yea, wow, those are very blue and harsh, particularly against your recessed.

I have 3000K throughout my home, including undercabinet lighting.

A lot of people confuse color temperature and brightness/amount of light. Kelvin is the measurement of the color temperature (how cool or warm the light appears), not the amount of light coming from the fixture -- that would be the lumens. You can light up a runway with 3000K lighting if the lumens are high enough, and conversely 4000K or higher bulbs can be dim because the lumens aren't high enough.

Your undercabinet lights don't look extraordinarily bright, but they do look VERY blue (cool), that's probably what you find displeasing. Figure out what K your recessed are and match that -- I'm guessing 3000K but best to look on the bulb (or pop out the fixture if it's an integrated fixture).

We have 3000k. Anything above that is too blue for my liking.