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The color temperature scale describes only the color of light emitted by a light source, which may actually be at a different (and often much lower) temperature. [1] [2] Color temperature has applications in lighting, [3] photography, [4] videography, [5] publishing, [6] manufacturing, [7] astrophysics, [8] and other fields.
Red arrows show that 5780 K black bodies have 501 nm peak wavelength and 63.3 MW/m 2 radiant exitance. Correlated color temperature (CCT, T cp) refers to the temperature of a Planckian radiator whose perceived color most closely resembles that of a given stimulus at the same brightness and under specified viewing conditions." [1] [2]
A list of standardized illuminants, their CIE chromaticity coordinates (x,y) of a perfectly reflecting (or transmitting) diffuser, and their correlated color temperatures (CCTs) are given below. The CIE chromaticity coordinates are given for both the 2 degree field of view (1931) and the 10 degree field of view (1964). [ 1 ]
The CIE 1931 xy chromaticity space, also showing the chromaticities of black-body light sources of various temperatures, and lines of constant correlated color temperature sRGB gamut plotted in xyY color space (chromaticity + luminosity) Chromaticity is an objective specification of the quality of a color regardless of its luminance.
Color temperatures and example sources Temperature Source 1700 K Match flame, low pressure sodium lamps (LPS/SOX) 1850 K Candle flame, sunset/sunrise: 2400 K Standard incandescent lamps: 2550 K Soft white incandescent lamps 2700 K "Soft white" compact fluorescent and LED lamps 3000 K Warm white compact fluorescent and LED lamps 3200 K
Color emitted by a black body on a linear scale from 800 kelvins to 12200 kelvins, given by Planck's Law, assuming a monitor properly calibrated to sRGB color space - D65 white point - 2.2 gamma. Colors are out of gamut below 1934 K, so those have been desaturated to fit in sRGB color space (relative mapping).
From velvety purples to fiery reds, many people can see a spectrum of vivid colors via the human eye. Others, however, may have limited hue perception due to certain conditions.. Animals, on the ...
Color matches made in the paint industry are often aimed at achieving a spectral color match rather than just a tristimulus (metameric) color match under a given spectrum of light. A spectral color match attempts to give two colors the same spectral reflectance characteristic, making them a good metameric match with a low degree of metamerism ...