Color temperatures
A guideline

LIGHT SOURCES

COLOUR TEMPERATURE (Kelvins)

Candle

1,930

Sunlight at sunset
1,900 - 2,400
Domestic tungsten light bulbs
2,600 - 2,900
TV studio tungsten lighting (2000 Watts)
3,275
TV studio tungsten lighting (5000 Watts)
3,380
Sunrise, Sunset
2,000 -3,000
Fluorescent tube
4,800

Noonday sun

5,000 - 5,600

HMI and MSR lights

5600K

In shade ( light only from hazy sky)
7,500 - 8,400
In shade ( light only from Blue sky)
12,000 - 20,000