Common color temperature comparison table
Simple common color temperature table
Candles and flames 1900K or less Sunrise and sunset 2000K
Household tungsten lamp 2900K, one hour of sunshine after sunrise 3500K
Tungsten lamp for photography 3200K Morning and afternoon sunshine 4300K
Quartz lamp for photography 3200K Normal daytime 5000~6000K
220 volt fluorescent lamp 3500~4000K sunny day noon sun 5400K
Ordinary fluorescent lamp 4500~6000K, cloudy 6000K or more
HMI lamp 5600K in the shadow on a sunny day 6000~7000K
Mercury lamp 5800K Snow field 7000~8500K
TV screen 5500~8000K, blue sky and cloudless sky 10000K or more
Light source K
Candle flame 1500
Household incandescent lamp 2500-3000
60 watt gas filled tungsten lamp 2800
500 watt projection lamp 2865
100 watt tungsten lamp 2950
1000 watt tungsten lamp 3000
500 watt tungsten lamp 3175
Amber flashing beacon 3200
R32 reflector flood light 3200
Zirconium concentrated arc lamp 3200
Reflector flood light 3400
Warm white fluorescent lamp 3500
Clear flash signal 3800
Cool white fluorescent lamp 4500
Daylight floodlight 4800
White flame carbon arc lamp 5000
M2B flashing light 5100
Noon daylight 5400
High-intensity solar arc lamp 5550
Direct sunlight in summer 5800
Direct sunlight from 10:00 to 15:00 6000
Blue flashing light 6000
Daytime fluorescent lamp 6500
Sunlight in a clear sky at noon 6500
Cloudy light 6800-7000
High-speed electronic flash tube 7000
