color temperature

property of light sources related to black-body radiation
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color temperature

Summary

color temperature ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,871 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • color temperature is a type of thermodynamic temperature[2].
  • color temperature is a type of physical quantity[3].
  • color temperature's Commons category is recorded as Color temperature[4].
  • color temperature's described by source is recorded as ISO 80000-7:2019 Quantities and units — Part 7: Light and radiation[5].
  • color temperature's different from is recorded as color temperature[6].
  • color temperature's recommended unit of measurement is recorded as kelvin[7].
  • color temperature's mathematical inverse is recorded as reciprocal color temperature[8].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include thermodynamic temperature[2] and physical quantity[3].

Why It Matters

color temperature ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,871 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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  1. 6d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mathematical inverse reciprocal color temperature
    Different from color temperature
    Subclass of
    Described by source ISO 80000-7:2019 Quantities and units — Part 7: Light and radiation
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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