Quick Guide to Light Sources:

Daylight

D5000K–Noon sky daylight for graphic arts applications.

D6500K–Average north sky daylight for industrial color management including automotive, consumer electronics, appliances, textile and apparel, home furnishings and others. Specified by industry.

D7500K–North sky daylight for graphic arts pressroom applications commonly used years ago to compensate for harder to control yellow ink; sorting and grading textile white goods; and produce evaluations.

Horizon

Commonly used in textile and automotive applications.

Cool White Fluorescent/TL84/U30

Simulates office, in-store or showroom floor lighting.

Incandescent

Simulates home and store accent lighting.

UV5X

Higher intensity (five times that of the sun) for detecting optical brighteners and fluorescent whitening agents in paper, textiles and plastics.

Note: These lamps are safe and do not contain harmful UV wavelengths.