color rendering
Light's chromatic fidelity
Color rendering is how accurately a light source reveals the true colors of objects compared to natural light.
A bulb with poor color rendering makes reds look muddy and skin tones sickly; one with good color rendering shows colors as they appear in daylight.
The term appears most often in lighting specifications and photography: These LEDs have excellent color rendering for studio work.
- product photographyPhotos showcasing items for sale
- fluorescent lampGas-discharge illumination device
- incandescent bulbLight from heated filament
- true to lifeFaithfully representing actuality
- white balanceAdjusts hue for neutral tones
halogen lamp · paint chips · photometry · spectrometer · dimmer switch · warm glow · natural light · full spectrum · skin tone · makeup mirror · light source · visual acuity · LED lighting
- art techniquespainting, drawing, sketching, shading, blending
- lighting termsdimming, LED bulb, floodlight, brightening, incandescent bulb
- color sciencecolorimetry, chromaticity, chroma, hue, value
- lighting specslumens, lux, wattage, watts, candela
- fashion sketchesfashion illustration, fashion plates, croquis, fashion design
- lightinglamp, lamps, bulbs, light bulb, light bulbs
color renderingmonochrome
Single-color rendering
grayscale · black and white · achromatic · desaturation · color blindness
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