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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Just like on the iPhone, the screen's brightness and color temperature automatically adjust depending on the ambient lighting conditions around you.
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Brenda Stolyar, WIRED, 29 Sep. 2021
To create ambiance, designer and Ash creative director Xavier Donnelly, who just launched a lighting collection with Tulip, emphasizes diffusing light and opting for light bulbs with a warm color temperature.
—Christina Cush, Architectural Digest, 24 Sep. 2024
Simply by touching that light, the user can switch between cool and warm color temperatures, and adjust its intensity.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 11 Sep. 2024
The first is the front light, which is functional and definitely preferable to not having a light but which gets nowhere near as bright as the Kindle's and doesn't have any kind of adjustable color temperature feature.
—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 9 Sep. 2024
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Brenda Stolyar, WIRED, 29 Sep. 2021
To create ambiance, designer and Ash creative director Xavier Donnelly, who just launched a lighting collection with Tulip, emphasizes diffusing light and opting for light bulbs with a warm color temperature.
—Christina Cush, Architectural Digest, 24 Sep. 2024
Simply by touching that light, the user can switch between cool and warm color temperatures, and adjust its intensity.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 11 Sep. 2024
The first is the front light, which is functional and definitely preferable to not having a light but which gets nowhere near as bright as the Kindle's and doesn't have any kind of adjustable color temperature feature.
—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 9 Sep. 2024
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“Color temperature.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/color%20temperature. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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