LvTuv

Following factors can be acquired as measurement value with LvT(d)uv as color space of this instrument.

Lv : Luminance

T: Correlated color temperature

uv : Color difference from blackbody locus

While Lv stands for luminance, T and uv for color in LvTuv.

<Relation between correlated color temperature T and color difference from blackbody locus uv>

Color temperature refers to the temperature of black body (perfect radiator) which has equal chromaticity coordinates to certain light. However, color temperature only represents colors on blackbody locus.

Correlated color temperature, slightly wider interpretation of color temperature, is very useful to eliminate such problem. Here, correlated color temperature covers those which are slightly outside the range of that of blackbody locus.

If a certain color positions on isotemperature line, the intersection point of isotempera- ture line and blackbody locus is indicated as correlated color temperature for the color. Isotemperature line means line on chromaticity coordinates which is a set of colors visually close to color temperature on blackbody locus.

However, since all colors on a color-matching temperature line are represented with equal correlated color temperature, it is not possible to describe color only with correlated color temperature. To solve that, uv, deviation of correlated color temperature T from blackbody locus, is to apply for that purpose. If uv exists above blackbody locus, it is represented with "+", and below, with "-".

v

Blackbody locus

0.35

0.30

∆uv

5000K

3000K

2300K

Correlated temperature T

 

13000K

 

 

0.20

0.25

0.30

 

Correlated temperature T and uv

 

u

 

 

 

 

 

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