Template:Color temperature scale
| Temperature | Source |
|---|---|
| ~798 K | The draper point, where nearly all solid objects begin to visibly glow due to black-body radiation |
| 1000 K | Most commercial electric heating elements |
| 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 | Studio lamps, photofloods, etc. |
| 3350 K | Studio "CP" light |
| 5000 K | Horizon daylight, Tubular fluorescent lamps or cool white/daylight compact fluorescent lamps (CFL) |
| 5500–6000 K | Vertical daylight, electronic flash |
| 6200 K | Xenon short-arc lamp[1] |
| 6500 K | Daylight, overcast |
| 6500–9500 K | LCD or CRT screen |
| 15,000–27,000 K | Clear blue poleward sky |
| ∞ K | Theoretical upper limit based off of black-body radiation calculations |
References
[edit]- ^ "OSRAM SYVLANIA XBO" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03."