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Colour Chart & Application

Q. What does a colour chart look like?

 
Colour Chart showing colour temperatures in Kelvin degrees

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Q.  What does the colour of light mean and how do you apply that?

 

Colour

Warm

Cool

Blue

Full

Daylight

Temperature

White

White

White

Spectrum

 

Kelvin

2700-3500

4100

5000

5700

6500

Effects & Moods

  Achieved

Warm

General

Efficient

Calm

Alert

Friendly

Lighting

Bright

Efficient

 

Bright

Inviting/ Intimate

 

Open

Mimics natural light

Replicates

Daylight

 

Non Threatening

 

 

 

 

 

Enhances yellow, red & orange tones. Visually increases warmth in areas. 

Slightly warmer than daylight with hints of yellow.

 

 

Clean & crisp. White & bright

 

 

 

Prevents Eye Strain

 

 Essential for visual detailed tasks. 

Provides ample light for areas without windows. 

 

 

 

Retail

Hallways

Floral

Offices

Warehouses

Areas that lack

natural light

 

Manufacturing

 

Restaurants

Parking Lots

Hospitals

 

Medical

Applications

Boutiques

Airports

Supermarkets

 

Auto

Detailing

 

 

Schools

 

Paint shops

 

 

Supermarkets

General Lighting

Car Dealerships

 

Computer Intensive Areas

 

Fast Food

 

Art Galleries

 

“Clean Rooms”

Color Matching

Factories

 

 

 

 

 

 

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