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Definition

Colour temperature is the colour value emitted by a light source, expressed in Kelvins.

Introduction

Different light sources produce different coloured light. These different colours can be expressed using a number, and this number is known as the colour temperature.


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"What is colour temperature?" Photographymad.com. http://www.photographymad.com/pages/view/what-is-colour-temperature

This video by Phillips Lighting provides a good explanation of colour temperature:

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References

"What is colour temperature?" Photographymad.comhttp://www.photographymad.com/pages/view/what-is-colour-temperature

Wikipedia contributors, "Color temperature," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Color_temperature&oldid=817900849 (accessed January 12, 2018).