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What kind of light bulb would you use in a cheap, homemade photography setup?

I am using an SB800 as my key light but I don't have a second light to light the backdrop. I got a simple clamp light at Home Depot that takes regular light bulbs and thought GE Reveal lights ("Specially made to filter out the dull yellow rays produced by standard incandescent bulbs, GE Reveal bulbs produce clean, beautiful light™.") would work best but they throw off too much warm light. What kind of bulb do I need?
Just to clarify- the question is 'What type of standard sized bulb would have the same white balance as a Nikon SB800 Speedlight flash?'

I like the little 100W flood bulbs, the clear ones. You may not need to adjust your lights necessarily. You are better off with too much warm light colors than none. You can partially desaturate the colors after the fact if you have to, but you can't put them in if they're not there off the bat. You may have to do a white balance adjustment which may help this problem. If you can't get the right light for your clamp light, you might have to go with a halogen work light, something 250 or 500W. They're hot so you have to be mindful of that, but they are very bright and very white light. However in pics, if you just use those, they'll be more yellow, but that's easily fixable. Good Luck.

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