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Lumen (Im) is the unit of luminous flux, which is the measure of the total power emitted by the source. This is a standard way of measuring the brightness of a light. To give you an idea, a 100 watt light bulb is approximately 1700 lumens and a 40 watt bulb is about 500 lumens.
Colour temperature is a characteristic of visible light that has important applications in lighting. The colour 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, kelvin (K). Higher colour temperatures (5,000 K or more) are called cool colors (blueish white); lower colour temperatures (2,700–3,000 K) are called warm colors (yellowish white through red).
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Temperature |
Source |
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1,700 K |
Match flame |
|
1,850 K |
Candle flame |
|
2,700–3,300 K |
Incandescent light bulb |
|
3,350 K |
Studio "CP" light |
|
3,400 K |
Studio lamps, photofloods, etc. |
|
4,100 K |
Moonlight, xenon arc lamp |
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5,000 K |
Horizon daylight |
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5,500–6,000 K |
Typical daylight, electronic flash |
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6,500 K |
Daylight, overcast |
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9,300 K |
CRT screen |