Colorimetry

• • RUFF STUFF

CCT = Correlated Color Temperature (6500K, etc.)

CIE Illuminants => General lighting conditions (when taking a picture, or displaying one). Spectral characteristics similar to natural light sources Reproducible in the laboratory

1931 Illuminants: Illuminant A = Typical Incandescent Light Illuminant B = Direct Sunlight Illuminant C = Average daylight from total sky (ambient sky light)

1963 Illuminants (more accurate daylight conditions): Illuminant D followed by the first 2 digits of the CCT (e.g. D65 = D 6500K)