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Originally Posted by lazybear79
"Please note: most customers have a common misconception that the higher the K (Kelvin temperature) the brighter it gets, but in fact, it is the opposite."
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The temperature has nothing to do with "brightness". The temperature refers more to what "color" the light is. A lower Kelvin temperature indicates a warmer (yellow/red) light while a higher Kelvin temperature indicates a colder (blue) light.
Here is a scale of different color temperatures and the corresponding
1500 K Candlelight
2680 K 40 W incandescent lamp
3000 K 200 W incandescent lamp
3200 K Sunrise/sunset
3400 K Tungsten lamp
3400 K 1 hour from dusk/dawn
5000-4500 K Xenon lamp/light arc
5500 K Sunny daylight around noon
5500-5600 K Electronic photo flash
6500-7500 K Overcast sky
9000-12000 K Blue sky
As you can see, a 5000K lamp gives you close to a "daylight" type of light. Also not suprising, electronic flashes also operate around the same color temperature to give you the most accurate color representation in pictures.