White and color ambiance 75W A19 (E26)

Hue’s US store listed this bulb at $59.99 on 13 Oct 2026. Confirm before you buy a house full of them.

Hardware

Hardware for Philips Hue White and color ambiance 75W A19 (E26)
Form	A19, E26, 110–130V. 75W equivalent.
Light	1,100 lumens at 4000K. Full-spectrum white cited as 1000–20000K. Color. Dims to 0.2%.
Radios	Bluetooth and Zigbee. The protocol line does not say Thread. The bulb is not a Wi-Fi device.
Bridge	A Hue Bridge is required for the voice-assistant features Hue lists, and it unlocks out-of-home control and automations.

Software for Philips Hue White and color ambiance 75W A19 (E26)
App	Philips Hue app. Android 10 or later, iOS 16 or later.
Voice	With a Hue Bridge: Amazon Alexa, Apple Home, Google Assistant, Samsung SmartThings. HomeKit is listed as supported.
Matter	Hue lists Matter among third-party systems for this bulb. This SKU’s radio line is still Bluetooth and Zigbee, so do not assume it is a Thread bulb. Other Hue A19 part numbers do speak Thread.

What you buy with it for Philips Hue White and color ambiance 75W A19 (E26)
What else you buy	A Hue Bridge if you want schedules, remote control, and the voice integrations Hue lists. Bluetooth can turn the bulb on without one, with a shorter feature list.
SKU check	Part 046677591168 on the Hue US page used for this row. A cheaper Essential or an older 800-lumen bulb is a different product.

Drawn from the published specifications and what else you have to buy. Not a lab score.

• Zigbee mesh and a Bridge, which is still the reliable whole-home lighting stack.
• 1,100 lumens and dimming to 0.2% are real spec-sheet reasons to pay Hue prices.
• Matter is on Hue’s compatibility list without turning the bulb into a Wi-Fi client.

• The Bridge is a second purchase, and voice control is listed as Bridge-required.
• This particular 75W listing is Bluetooth + Zigbee, not the Thread SKU.
• Per-bulb price makes a whole apartment expensive.

A router can be compared with another router. It cannot be compared with a lock, a bulb, or a speaker.

Hands-on writing, separate from the AI summary: read the editorial.

Spec rows checked 2026-10-13. Street prices change after that date.