Kelvin	SmartNote: 234 Type: Term ColorGeek factor: unrated
An absolute temperature scale used in scientific circles. The "color temperature" of a light source, monitor or image area, defined in "degrees Kelvin" (°K), is the temperature a perfectly black radiating object would be if it glowed that shade of white. Average daylight is standardized at 6500°K (Europe) and 5000°K (North America). Higher temperatures are bluer, lower temperatures are redder.