For Color Temperature we have terms and definitions in 11 topics. The topics are Camcorder, Color Pencil, Computer Monitor, Concert Lighting, Entertainment Law, Film, Lighting, Lighting Design, Multimedia, Photography and Television.

Color Temperature (Camcorder)

Measured in Kelvin degrees, this measurement refers to a light source’s relative redness or blueness.

Color Temperature (Color Pencil)

Warm and cool hues.

Color Temperature (Computer Monitor)

A measurement of the color of light radiated by an object while it is being heated. This measurement is express in terms of absolute scale, or degrees Kelvin. Lower Kelvin temperatures such as 2400° K are red; higher temperatures such as 9300° K are blue. Neutral temperature is white, at 6504° K.

Color Temperature (Concert Lighting)

The measurement of a the color quality of a lamp measured in degrees Kelvin. A standard 1000 watt tungsten halogen theatrical lamp has a color temperature of around 3200. Kelvin.
See Also: Tungsten Halogen Lamp

Color Temperature (Entertainment Law)

The color in degrees Kelvin (K) of a light source. The higher the color temperature; the bluer the light, the lower the temperature, the redder the light.

Color Temperature (Film)

It is a measurement of the color of light, and important in that film is much more sensitive to color temperature than our eyes are. Is measured on scale that takes its name from the scientist Lord Kelvin

Color Temperature (Lighting)

The appearance of white light in terms of warmth or coolness.

Color Temperature (Lighting Design)

The absolute temperature of a blackbody radiator having a chromaticity equal to that of the light source (see correlated color temperature).

Color Temperature (Multimedia)

Color temperature is measured in degrees Kelvin. If a TV has a color temperature of 8,000 degrees Kelvin, that means the whites have the same shade as a piece of pure carbon heated to that temperature. Low color temperatures have a shift towards red; high color temperatures have a shift towards blue.

The standard for video is 6,500 degrees Kelvin. Thus, professional TV monitors use a 6,500-degree color temperature. However, most consumer TVs have a color temperature of 8,000 degrees Kelvin or higher, resulting in a bluish cast. By adjusting the color temperature of the TV, more accurate colors are produced, at the expense of picture brightness.

Color Temperature (Photography)

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 (as a lamp). Measured in Kelvin degrees (K), important to photographers to understand how light changes and film records it and to filter it to fit the film in use. In digital photography the light conversions/adjustments can be made via software. Average noon daylight has a color temperature of 5500K. A common tungsten house light bulb has a color temperature of 2800K. Tungsten studio lamps 3200K and photo lamps or photofloods 3400K.

Color Temperature (Television)

In video, a measure of whether or how much "white" has a bluish or yellowish or reddish tinge, expressed in degrees Kelvin (K, here). The video standard is 6500K but requires test equipment to precisely measure the required amount of red, green, and blue content. Technically, only certain colors are on the Kelvin scale. They range from reddish to yellowish to bluish , skipping green, as produced by a certain material (carbon?) glowing upon being heated to the respective temperature in K. In practice, other similar colors such as from fluorescent lights (which may have too much green) are occasionally assigned color temperatures in K. A typical incandescent lamp delivers about 2500K, daylight is about 6500K.

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