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Of course, when working on a lighting design, you take your
time when it comes to choosing light sources. It’s a choice
that is not always obvious. You should of course take into
account parameters such as power usage (Watts), energy
consumption (kWh), light output (Lumens) and lamp
life performance. But do you also take into account the
correlated color temperature (CCT) or the color rendering
index (CRI)?
Color temperature, expressed in degrees Kelvin, indicates
whether your light source will emit rather hot or cold light
and is a choice that best depends on the functionality of
the room. A space in which someone will primarily perform
functional tasks rather demands a higher color temperature
resembling daylight (4000-5000 K). If lighting in a room
revolves all around creating a specific atmosphere, you
could opt for a lower color temperature (2000-3000K) or
warmer light. LED lights come in a very wide range of colors.
kreon offers 2700K-300K & 4000K as standard to most of the
collection.
Correlated Color
Temperature (CCT)
