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Kelvin

Kelvin, mireds, light sources and correction gels.

What it does

Shows a color temperature: its tint (an on-screen approximation: a real light also depends on its spectrum), its value in mireds, and common light sources to compare with (orders of magnitude).

Correct a light

Type the temperature of your light and the one you want: you get the shift in mireds (1,000,000 ÷ K) and the closest Lee gel, alone or two of the same family, with the temperature it gives. Positive shift: warmer, an orange gel (CTO); negative: cooler, a blue gel (CTB). A full CTO turns daylight (≈ 6,500 K) into tungsten (3,200 K).

Mireds make it simple: the same gel always shifts by the same number of mireds, whatever the light. Values are the ones Lee Filters publishes; other brands differ slightly.

Free, no account, nothing is sent: it runs in your browser, even offline.

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