
LED Ribbon Tape
Flexible LED solutions for precise, high-quality illumination
Our LED ribbon tape solutions are designed to support a wide range of architectural and display applications, from ultra-slim integration to high-output backlighting and dynamic colour control.
Combining Applelec products with carefully selected partner solutions, we offer a flexible, performance-led approach to LED ribbon specification, ensuring the right output, efficiency and control for each project.

Grade A LED Ribbon Tape
High efficiency, ultra-slim LED ribbon designed for applications where space is limited but performance cannot be compromised.
Available in formats as narrow as 4mm, these solutions deliver strong, consistent illumination with excellent efficiency of up to 227 lm/W, while maintaining low wattage operation around 9W/m.
Ideal for:
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Joinery and furniture integration
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Slimline lightboxes and displays
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Architectural detailing and tight spaces
High Efficiency RGBW LED Ribbon Tape
A versatile RGBW solution combining vibrant colour output with a dedicated white channel for clean, high-quality illumination.
Engineered for performance, this range achieves industry-leading efficiency at 16W/m, delivering bright, even illumination without compromising energy consumption.
Ideal for:
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Feature lighting
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Retail and hospitality environments
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Applications requiring both colour and functional white light


High CRI LED Ribbon Tape
Designed for applications where colour accuracy is critical, high CRI ribbon tape ensures materials, finishes and graphics are represented as intended.
With options exceeding CRI 90+, these solutions are suited to environments where visual quality and material integrity are key.
Ideal for:
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Retail displays
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Hospitality settings
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High-end interior applications
Tuneable White LED Ribbon Tape
Offering adjustable colour temperature, tuneable white solutions allow lighting to shift from warm to cool tones, supporting different environments, times of day or user preferences.
Colour temperatures can typically span from 2200K to 6500K, enabling full control of ambience and visual comfort.
Ideal for:
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Workplace environments
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Hospitality and leisure
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Circadian or adaptive lighting schemes


Acolyte Project: Idyl Fenway Skyway, Lighting Design: Lam Partners
Product: Acolyte RGBW Addressable RibbonLyte, Photographer: John Citarella
Pixel & Addressable LED Ribbon Tape
For dynamic, programmable lighting effects, pixel-controlled LED ribbon allows each section or diode to be individually controlled.
Through Acolyte’s RibbonLyte range, this includes:
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Addressable RGB and RGBW options
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DMX and SPI controllable systems
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Customisable pixel spacing and sequencing
Enabling lighting schemes such as:
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Animated effects and chases
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Feature façades and installations
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Interactive or branded environments
Downloads
Access key resources to support your specification. Datasheets, warranty information, and guides are provided to ensure accuracy and confidence throughout your project.
Specification Support
Need support specifying LED ribbon?
Need more specialist options?
Our team can help you select the right solution based on your application, performance requirements and installation constraints.
Whether you’re working on retail, hospitality, workplace or architectural projects, we provide guidance to ensure the correct lighting outcome from concept through to installation.
Where projects require more advanced or highly customised configurations, we work with Acolyte’s RibbonLyte range to extend available solutions.
Acolyte Featured Work
The following examples showcase projects delivered using Acolyte RibbonLyte solutions, demonstrating the potential applications and performance of the systems referenced.


Project: Shimen Lounge Bridge
Lighting Design: School of Architecture, Tsinghua University and One Lighting Associates
Products: Acolyte 8.8 RGBW RibbonLyte, AT2 channel, AS20G channel
Photographer: Courtesy of One Lighting Associates
Project: The Londoner Macao
Lighting Design: Lighting Design Alliance (LDA)
Products: Acolyte RGBW Addressable RibbonLyte, Custom Nodes with Globe lens
Project: Great Jones Distilling Co.
Location: New York
Lighting Design: Lighting Elysium
Products: Acolyte Warm Dim RibbonLyte, AC2 channel with frosted lens, Static White Series 2 RibbonLyte, AC2 channel with clear lens
Photographer: David Handschuh

Project: Patina Maldives, Dari Islands
Location: The Maldives
Lighting Design: The Flaming Beacon
Products: Acolyte Static White Series 2 RibbonLyte, Static Colour Series 2 RibbonLyte, AS20G

Project: Silver Lining Lounge
Location: New York City
Lighting Design: Focus Lighting
Products: Acolyte Static White Series 2 RibbonLyte, AS1 Channel
Photographer: David Handschuh








