Fillable Printable Approximate Correlated Color Temperature for Variou s Light Sources
Fillable Printable Approximate Correlated Color Temperature for Variou s Light Sources
Approximate Correlated Color Temperature for Variou s Light Sources
Approximate Correlated Color Temperature for Various Light Sources
SourceDegrees K
Artificial Light
Match Flame1700
Candle Flame1850
40-Watt Incandescent Tungsten Lamp2650
75-Watt Incandescent Tungsten Lamp2820
100-Watt Incandescent Tungsten Lamp2865
500-Watt Incandescent Tungsten Lamp2960
200-Watt Incandescent Tungsten Lamp2980
1000-Watt Incandescent Tungsten
Lamp
2990
3200-Degree Kelvin Tungsten Lamp3200
Molarc "Brute" with Yellow Flame
Carbons & YF-101 Filter (approx.)
3350
"C.P." (Color Photography) Studio
Tungsten Lamp
3350
Photoflood or Reflector Flood Lamp3400
Daylight Blue Photoflood Lamp4800
White Flame Carbon Arc Lamp5000
High-Intensity Sun Arc Lamp5500
Xenon Arc Lamp6420
Daylight
Sunlight: Sunrise or Sunset2000
Sunlight: One Hour After Sunrise3500
Sunlight: Early Morning4300
Sunlight: Late Afternoon4300
Average Summer Sunlight at Noon
(Washington, D.C.)
5400
Direct Mid-Summer Sunlight5800
Overcast Sky6000
Average Summer Sunlight (plus blue
skylight)
6500
Light Summer Shade7100
Average Summer Shade8000
Summer Skylight Will Vary from
9500 to
30000
