color temperature
noun
: the temperature at which a blackbody emits radiant energy competent to evoke a color the same as that evoked by radiant energy from a given source (such as a lamp)
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The light is dimmable and has three color temperature options, while the night-light has a yellow and a blue setting to create the ideal ambiance in your bathroom.
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Molly Blanco, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 May 2025
The lights are dimmable and have a 4,000K white color temperature and a maximum output of 3,000 lumens.
—PCMAG, 6 Feb. 2025
Audi followed with a limited, 99-unit run of its 2015 R8 LMX supercar, their high beams supplemented by phosphor-pumping blue laser diodes that illuminate the road at twice the distance of that LED’s can manage—and at a daylight-mimicking color temperature of 5,500 Kelvin.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 May 2015
The color temperature of the Illuminate can be set to a warm and eyestrain-reducing 2,800K, which Alogic says is ideal for reading documents at a desk.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
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Molly Blanco, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 May 2025
The lights are dimmable and have a 4,000K white color temperature and a maximum output of 3,000 lumens.
—PCMAG, 6 Feb. 2025
Audi followed with a limited, 99-unit run of its 2015 R8 LMX supercar, their high beams supplemented by phosphor-pumping blue laser diodes that illuminate the road at twice the distance of that LED’s can manage—and at a daylight-mimicking color temperature of 5,500 Kelvin.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 May 2015
The color temperature of the Illuminate can be set to a warm and eyestrain-reducing 2,800K, which Alogic says is ideal for reading documents at a desk.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for color temperature
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“Color temperature.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/color%20temperature. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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