Color Applications Guide

Color Temperature Guide

Click below to view sample products in the color temperature ranges described:
Color Temp Range Effect on Color Typical Applications
Warm
(below 3500K) 		-Enhances red
-Dulls blues
-Adds yellow tint to
white and greens 		-Restaurants
-Specialty shops
-Lobbies
-Executive offices
-Residential
Midrange
(3500-3900K) 		-Basically neutral
-Enhances most colors equally
-Does not emphasize either yellow or blue 		-Retail stores
-Supermarkets
-Showrooms
Cool
(4000K) 		-Enhances blues
-Dulls reds
-Imparts bluish tint to whites and greens 		-Offices
-Hospitals
-Manufacturing areas

CRI Comparisons

Click below to view sample products in the CRI ranges described:
CRI Range Rating Typical Applications
80+ Excellent -Retail
(displays, stores
and shops)
-Showrooms
-Restaurants
-Executive offices
-Conference rooms
-Lobbies
60-80+ Good -Offices
-Classrooms
-Security lighting
-Supermarkets
-Manufacturing areas
-High bay areas
-Large scale interiors
(sport areas)
< 60 Poor -Street lighting
-Warehouses
-Parking lots