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Is the color temperature in photography equal to the color of light? thank you

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Color temperature is the most commonly used index to indicate the spectral quality of light source. Generally expressed by Tc. Color temperature is defined as absolute black body. When the radiation of the light source is exactly the same as that of the absolute blackbody in the visible region, the temperature of the blackbody is called the color temperature of the light source. Low color temperature light source is characterized by relatively more red radiation in energy distribution, which is usually called "warm light"; After the color temperature rises, the energy distribution is concentrated and the proportion of blue radiation increases, which is usually called "cold light". The color temperature of some common light sources is: standard candle light is 1930K (Kelvin-day); Tungsten lamp 2760-2900K;; The fluorescent lamp is 3000 k; Flash 3800 k; The sunshine at noon is 5600 k; Electronic flash 6000 k; The blue sky is 12000- 18000K.

Light color refers to the "light source color" or "light color component" of the shooting environment formed by several light sources. In the field of photography, people often use "color temperature" to represent the change of light color components in an environment. Light color determines the overall tone tendency of photos, which is very helpful to express the theme. For example, red is warm, yellow is noble and white is pure.

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