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KELVIN COLOUR TEMPERATURE CHART
Colour Temperature is a measurement in Degrees Kelvin that indicates the hue of a specific type of light source. You can use
a Colour Temperature (as shown in the chart below) to suggest realistic colours for the lights in a 3D scene.
Visible colours are relative to the Colour Balance (or White Balance) of a film stock or video camera, with the two most
common fixed settings being 3200K Indoor colour balance, and 5500K Outdoor (Daylight) colour balance. To pick an RGB
value from the chart below, first choose whether your scene would be shot with Indoor or Outdoor film (usually chosen based
on the dominant lighting), then find the colour corresponding to the type of light source at that colour temperature.
Based on information from the book [digital] Lighting & Rendering. Chart and colours (c) 2003 Jeremy Birn www.3dRender.com
1700 - 1800K Match Flame
1850K - 1930K Candle Flame
2000K - 3000K Sun: At Sunrise or Sunset
2500K - 2900K Household Tungsten Bulbs
3000K Tungsten Lamp 500W - 1K
3200K - 3500K Quartz Lights
3200K - 7500K Fluorescent Lights
3275K Tungsten Lamp 2K
3380K Tungsten Lamp 5K, 10K
5000K - 5400K Sun: Direct at Noon
5500K - 6500K Sun: through clouds / haze
6000K - 7500K Sky: Overcast
6500K RGB Monitor (White Pt.)
7000K - 8000K Outdoor Shade Areas
8000K - 10000K Sky: Partly Cloudy
Degrees Kelvin Type of Light Source
Indoor (3200K)
Colour Balance
Outdoor (5500K)
Colour Balance
Information is provided as a guideline only. Check your local code.
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