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                           Cha p te r

                                26000 O n e
                                              Blue northwest sky
                                22000

                                18000
                                16000
                                14000
                       Skylight  12000

                                10000                                            Cool tones
                                8000                              Approximate
                                                                     CRI
                                7000          Uniform overcast sky
                                              Daylight fluorescent    75
                                6000          Clearmercury            25
                                              Clearmetal halide       60
                                5000          5000K fluorescent       80–90
                                              Average noon sunlight
                                              Coated metal halide     75
                                4500
                                              Coated mercury          45
                                              Cool white fluorescent  65
                                              4100K fluorescent       70–85
                                4000          Deluxe mercury          45
                                              Compact metal halide    60–90
                                              Sunlight, 1 hour after sunrise
                                3500          3500K fluorescent       70–85      Nuetral tones
                                              White fluorescent       60
                                              Warm white mercury      45
                                              Tungsten halogen        95
                       Sunlight  3000         Warm white fluorescent  55
                                                                      70–85
                                              3000K fluorescent
                                              Standard incandescent
                                              2700K fluorescent       95
                                                                      70–85
                                2500
                                                                                 Warm tones

                                              High pressure sodium    25
                                2000
                                              Sunlight at sunrise
                                              Candle flame

                            Degrees Kelvin


                     FIGURE 1.8  The color rendering index (CRI).
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