NALMCO Certified Apprentice Lighting Technician (CALT) Practice Exam

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The Color Rendering Index is a scale that describes how accurately colors look when struck by the light from a given lamp. How is the scale defined?

0-100, with 0 being worst and 100 being best
0-75, with 0 being worst and 75 being best
0-100, with 100 being worst and 0 being best
0-75, with 75 being worst and 0 being best

The correct answer is: 0-100, with 0 being worst and 100 being best

The Color Rendering Index (CRI) is indeed defined on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents poor color rendering and 100 represents excellent color rendering. A higher CRI value indicates that the light source allows colors to be perceived more accurately and vividly. This means that under a light source with a CRI of 95, for example, colors will appear very true to life, while a light source with a CRI of 50 might distort the colors significantly and make them look unnatural. Understanding the CRI is crucial for lighting applications where color accuracy is important, such as in photography, art galleries, and retail spaces. The incorrect options do not accurately reflect the established scale or the meaning behind the values.