Key:light:colour
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| Description |
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| The colour of the light produced by a light source. |
| Group: properties |
| Used on these elements |
| Requires |
| Useful combination |
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| See also |
| Status: in use |
| Tools for this tag |
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The colour of the light produced by a light_source=*.
Values
Common values may include, but are not limited to:
| Examples | Comment |
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=2700 K=3000 K=3500 K=4000 K=5000 K |
A colour temperature value and unit. |
=white=red=orange=green=blue
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A standard descriptive colour=* name.
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=amber (usually >~2700 K)=daylight (usually >~4000 K)=warmwhite (~2700 K)=softwhite (~3000 K)=neutralwhite (~3500 K)=brightwhite (~4000 K)=coolwhite (~4500 K)=coldwhite (~6000 K)
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A lighting-specific descriptive colour temperature name. These are subjective and not clearly defined or standardised, but much easier to survey than exact colour temperature values. Use a more specific value if it is known. |
=560 nm
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The exact wavelength of a monochromatic light source. |
Colour temperature illustrations
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2700 K (warmwhite) -
3000 K (softwhite) -
3500 K (neutralwhite) -
4000 K (brightwhite) -
4500 K (coolwhite) -
6000 K (coldwhite)
See also
- Proposal: light_source - Original proposal
light_source=*- Additional light source tagging
seamark:light:colour=*- Documentation for seamark lighting colour
highway=street_lamp- Most commonly mapped lighting feature
colour=*- For tagging the main colour associated with an object