Paint Color and Lighting: Tips and Information
Focus on artificial lighting, as opposed to natural light and how it affects paint color. Natural light definitely affects the way a color on the wall is viewed. The color will look differently at various times of the day, and the exposure of the room, i.e., north, south, west and east, will also affect our perception of the color. That is why it's important to paint a small swatch of color on the wall, and then view it at various times of the day before making a color choice.
Here are some interesting tips•· When choosing a color, paint a small swatch against a gray surface.
•· Look at a color vertically against the wall, not horizontally in your hand.
•· Two colors that may appear to match in one light source may not match under another light source. This is known as metamerism.
•· Look for a Light Reflective Value (LRV) of 50% or more in paint to be used for residential interiors. LRV is the amount of light reflected from a painted surface (0% is the blackest black and 100% is the whitest white).
•· When choosing a light bulb, try to get a Color Ranking Index (CRI) of 80% to 85% in order to show true and saturated colors.
•· Incandescent light bulbs have a CRI of 100% but unfortunately will be phased out of production by 2014.
•· Halogen light bulbs have the next highest CRI but they too will probably go the way of incandescent bulbs.
•· Compact Fluorescent Light (CFL) bulbs have a lower quality of CRI - 75%.
•· LEDs are the newest form of lighting but have a very low CRI. However, they are great for outdoor lighting.
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