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COMPACT FLUORESCENT LAMPS
Kelvin Color
Temperature 2700K
3500K
4100K
6500K
Associated
E ects and
Moods
Ambiant
Intimate
Personal
Friendly
Inviting
Precise
Clean
E cient
Daylight
Alert
Appropriate
Applications
5000K
3000K
Daylight
Vibrant
Calm
Warm
Living/Family
Rooms
Commercial/
Hospitality
Living/Family
Rooms
Commercial/
Hospitality
Kitchen/Bath
Light
Commercial
Garage
Commercial
Commercial
Industrial
Institutional
Commercial
Industrial
Institutional
COLOR TEMPERATURE
Color temperature is a characteristic of visible light that has important applications in lighting, photography, videography,
publishing, manufacturing, astrophysics and other fields. The color temperature of a light source is the temperature of an ideal
black-body radiator that radiates light of comparable hue to that light source. The temperature is conventionally stated in units
of absolute temperature, known as Kelvin (K).
Lower color temperatures (up to 3000K) are called warm white and range from red to yellowish-white in tone. Mid-range color
temperatures (3100K–4500K) are called cool white. Higher color temperatures (4600K or more) are called daylight which
appear blue-white.
COLOR TEMPERATURE SCALE
6500
DAYLIGHT
(4600K to 6500K)
COOL WHITE
(3100K to 4500K)
WARM WHITE
(Up to 3000K)
6000
5500
5000
4500
4000
3500
3000
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KELVIN
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2500
2000
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