SIST EN ISO 11664-2:2011

Colorimetry - Part 2: CIE standard illuminants (ISO 11664-2:2007)

ISO 11664-2:2007 comprises ISO 10526:2007 and ISO 10526:2007/Cor.1:2008. Its technical content is identical to that of ISO 10526:2007. ISO 10526:2007/Cor.1:2008 changes the reference number of the standard from 10526 to 11664-2.
ISO 11664-2:2007 specifies two illuminants for use in colorimetry. The illuminants are the CIE standard illuminant A and the CIE standard illuminant D65.

Farbmetrik - Teil 2: CIE Normlichtarten (ISO 11664-2:2007)

Diese Internationale Norm legt zwei Lichtarten für die Anwendung in der Farbmetrik fest. Die Lichtarten, die in den Abschnitten 4 und 5 dieser Internationalen Norm definiert sind, sind wie folgt:
a)   CIE-Normlichtart A
Diese Lichtart ist gedacht, typische häusliche Beleuchtung mit Wolfram-Glühfaden zu repräsentieren. Ihre Strahlungsfunktion (relative spektrale Energieverteilung) ist die eines Planckschen Strahlers bei einer Temperatur von etwa 2 856 K. Die CIE-Normlichtart A sollte bei allen Anwendungen in der Farbmetrik angewendet werden, die die Verwendung von Glühlampen-Beleuchtung einschließt, sofern nicht spezifische Gründe für die Anwendung einer anderen Lichtart vorliegen.
b)   CIE-Normlichtart D65
Diese Lichtart ist gedacht, durchschnittliches Tageslicht zu repräsentieren, und sie hat eine ähnlichste Farbtemperatur von etwa 6 500 K. CIE-Normlichtart D65 sollte bei allen farbmetrischen Berechnungen angewendet werden, die repräsentatives Tageslicht erfordern, sofern nicht spezifische Gründe für die Anwendung einer anderen Lichtart vorliegen. Es ist bekannt, dass Variationen in der Strahlungsfunktion (der relativen spektralen Energieverteilung) von Tageslicht besonders im Ultraviolettbereich auftreten, als Funktion von Jahreszeit, Tageszeit und geographischer Lage. Die CIE-Normlichtart D65 sollte jedoch angewendet werden, bis zusätzliche Angaben über diese Variationen vorliegen.
Werte für die Strahlungsfunktion der CIE-Normlichtarten A und D65 sind in Tabelle 1 dieser Internationalen Norm angegeben. Die Werte sind in Intervallen von 1 nm für den Bereich von 300 nm bis 830 nm angegeben.
Der Begriff „Lichtart“ bezieht sich auf eine definierte Strahlungsfunktion, nicht zwangsläufig realisierbar oder verfügbar durch eine künstliche Lichtquelle. Die Lichtarten werden angewendet, um die Farbwerte von reflektierten oder transmittierenden Körperfarben unter festgelegten Beleuchtungsbedingungen zu berechnen.

Colorimétrie - Partie 2: Illuminants CIE normalises (ISO 11664-2:2007)

L'ISO 11664-2:2007 comprend l'ISO 10526:2007 et l'ISO 10526:2007/Cor.1:2008. Son contenu technique est identique � celui de l'ISO 10526:2007. L'ISO 10526:2007/Cor.1:2008 modifie le num�ro de r�f�rence de la norme de 10526 � 11664-2.
L'ISO 11664-2:2007 d�finit deux illuminants pour leur emploi en colorim�trie: l'illuminant normalis� A de la CIE et l'illuminant normalis� D65 de la CIE.

Kolorimetrija - 2. del: CIE-standardizirani iluminanti (osvetljevala) (ISO 11664-2:2007)

ISO 11664-2:2007 zajema ISO 10526:2007 in ISO 10526:2007/Cor.1:2008. Njegova tehnična vsebina je identična vsebini ISO 10526:2007. ISO 10526:2007/Cor.1:2008 spreminja referenčno številko standarda z 10526 na 11664-2.
ISO 11664-2:2007 določa dve osvetljevali za uporabo v kolorimetriji. Ti dve osvetljevali sta osvetljevalo A po standardu CIE in osvetljevalo D65 po standardu CIE.

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Publication Date: 18-May-2011
• Withdrawal Date: 09-Nov-2022
• ICS: 17.180.20 - Colours and measurement of light
• Technical Committee: IBLP - Paints and varnishes
• Current Stage: 9900 - Withdrawal (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 26-Oct-2022
• Due Date: 18-Nov-2022
• Completion Date: 10-Nov-2022
• Ref Project: EN ISO 11664-2:2011 - Colorimetry - Part 2: CIE standard illuminants (ISO 11664-2:2007)

Relations

• Replaced By: SIST EN ISO/CIE 11664-2:2022 - Colorimetry - Part 2: CIE standard illuminants (ISO/CIE 11664-2:2022)
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2022

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN ISO 11664-2:2011
01-julij-2011
Kolorimetrija - 2. del: CIE-standardizirani iluminanti (osvetljevala) (ISO 11664-
2:2007)
Colorimetry - Part 2: CIE standard illuminants (ISO 11664-2:2007)
Farbmetrik - Teil 2: CIE Normlichtarten (ISO 11664-2:2007)
Colorimétrie - Partie 2: Illuminants CIE normalises (ISO 11664-2:2007)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 11664-2:2011
ICS:
17.180.20 Barve in merjenje svetlobe Colours and measurement of
light
SIST EN ISO 11664-2:2011 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EUROPEAN STANDARD
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NORME EUROPÉENNE

EUROPÄISCHE NORM
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ICS 17.180.20
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Colorimetry - Part 2: CIE standard illuminants (ISO 11664-
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The text of ISO 11664-2:2007 has been prepared by Technical Committee CIE “International Commission on
Illumination” of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and has been taken over as
EN ISO 11664-2:2011 by Technical Committee CEN/TC 139 “Paints and varnishes” the secretariat of which is
held by DIN.
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Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
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Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 11664-2:2007 has been approved by CEN as a EN ISO 11664-2:2011 without any
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INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 11664-2
CIE S 014-2/E
First edition
2007-10-15
Corrected version
2008-11-01

Colorimetry —
Part 2:
CIE standard illuminants
Colorimétrie —
Partie 2: Illuminants CIE normalisés




Reference number
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ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies
(ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through ISO
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established has the right to be represented on that committee. International organizations, governmental and
non-governmental, in liaison with ISO, also take part in the work. ISO collaborates closely with the
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization.
ISO 11664-2 was prepared as Standard CIE S 014-2/E by the International Commission on Illumination, which
has been recognized by the ISO Council as an international standardizing body. It was adopted by ISO under
a special procedure which requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodes casting a vote, and is
published as a joint ISO/CIE edition.
The International Commission on Illumination (abbreviated as CIE from its French title) is an organization
devoted to international cooperation and exchange of information among its member countries on all matters
relating to the science and art of lighting.
International Standard ISO 11664-2 was prepared by CIE Technical Committee 2-33 Reformulation of CIE
Standard Illuminants A and D65.
ISO 11664-2 was initially published by ISO as ISO 10526:2007, and has subsequently been renumbered to be
part 2 of the ISO 11664 series.
ISO 11664 consists of the following parts, under the general title Colorimetry:
⎯ Part 1: CIE standard colorimetric observers [published previously as ISO 10527:2007, which has been
cancelled]
⎯ Part 2: CIE standard illuminants [published previously as ISO 10526:2007, which has been cancelled]
⎯ Part 4: CIE 1976 L*a*b* Colour space
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FOREWORD
Standards produced by the Commission Internationale de l’Eclairage (CIE) are a concise
documentation of data defining aspects of light and lighting, for which international harmony
requires such unique definition. CIE Standards are therefore a primary source of
internationally accepted and agreed data, which can be taken, essentially unaltered, into
universal standard systems.
This CIE Standard replaces ISO 10526:1999/CIE S005:1998 and was approved by the
CIE Board of Administration and the National Committees of the CIE. It contains only minor
changes from the previous standard, which was prepared by CIE Technical Committee 2-33,
"Reformulation of CIE Standard Illuminants A and D65" *).
The numerical values of the relative spectral distributions of standard illuminants A and
D65 defined by this Standard are the same, within an accuracy of six significant digits, as
those defined in earlier versions of these illuminants.


TABLE OF CONTENTS

FOREWORD .vii
1. SCOPE . 1
2. NORMATIVE REFERENCES. 2
3. DEFINITIONS. 2
4. CIE STANDARD ILLUMINANT A. 4
4.1 Definition . 4
4.2 Theoretical basis. 4
4.3 Supplementary notes. 4
5. CIE STANDARD ILLUMINANT D65. 5
5.1 Definition . 5
5.2 Experimental basis. 5
5.3 Correlated colour temperature. 5
6. CIE SOURCES FOR PRODUCING CIE STANDARD ILLUMINANTS . 5
6.1 CIE source A. 5
6.2 Source for CIE standard illuminant D65 . 6
TABLE 1. RELATIVE SPECTRAL POWER DISTRIBUTIONS OF CIE STANDARD
ILLUMINANTS A AND D65 (wavelengths in standard air). . 7
ANNEX: BIBLIOGRAPHY (INFORMATIVE) . 7










*) Chairman of this TC was K. D. Mielenz (US), members were: J. J. Hsia (US), J. R. Moore
(GB), A. R. Robertson (CA), H. Terstiege (DE) =, J. F. Verrill (GB) =.
This present revision was finalized by an editorial group in CIE Division 2: J. Gardner (AU), T.
Goodman (UK), K. Mielenz (US), J. Moore (UK), Y. Ohno (US), A. Robertson (CA), J.
Schanda (HU).

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COLORIMETRY - PART 2: CIE STANDARD ILLUMINANTS

1. SCOPE
This International Standard specifies two illuminants for use in colorimetry. The illuminants,
which are defined in clauses 4 and 5 of this International Standard, are as follows:
a) CIE standard illuminant A
This is intended to represent typical, domestic, tungsten-filament lighting. Its relative spectral
power distribution is that of a Planckian radiator at a temperature of approximately 2 856 K.
CIE standard illuminant A should be used in all applications of colorimetry involving the use of
incandescent lighting, unless there are specific reasons for using a different illuminant.
b) CIE standard illuminant D65
This is intended to represent average daylight and has a correlated colour temperature of
approximately 6 500 K. CIE standard illuminant D65 should be used in all colorimetric
calculations requiring representative daylight, unless there are specific reasons for using a
different illuminant. Variations in the relative spectral power distribution of daylight are known
to occur, particularly in the ultraviolet spectral region, as a function of season, time of day,
and geographic location. However, CIE standard illuminant D65 should be used pending the
availability of additional information on these variations.
Values for the relative spectral power distribution of CIE standard illuminants A and
D65 are given in Table 1 of this International Standard. Values are given at 1 nm intervals
from 300 nm to 830 nm.
The term "illuminant" refers to a defined spectral power distribution, not necessarily
realizable or provided by an artificial source. Illuminants are used in colorimetry to compute
the tristimulus values of reflected or transmitted object colours under specified conditions of
illumination. The CIE has also defined illuminant C and other illuminants D. These illuminants
are described in Publication CIE 15:2004 but they do not have the status of primary CIE
standards accorded to the CIE standard illuminants A and D65 described in this International
Standard. It is recommended that one of the two CIE standard illuminants defined in this
International Standard be used wherever possible. This will greatly facilitate the comparison
of published results.
It is noted that in the fields of graphic arts and photography extensive use is also made
of CIE illuminant D50.
In most practical applications of colorimetry, it is sufficient to use the values of CIE
standard illuminants A and D65 at less frequent wavelength intervals or in a narrower spectral
region than defined in this Standard. Data and guidelines that facilitate such practice are
provided in Publication CIE 15:2004, together with other recommended procedures for
practical colorimetry.
The term "source" refers to a physical emitter of light, such as a lamp or the sky. In
certain cases, the CIE recommends laboratory sources that approximate the spectral power
distributions of CIE illuminants. In all cases, however, the definition of a CIE recommended
source is secondary to the definition of the corresponding CIE illuminant, because of the
possibility that, from time to time, new developments will lead to improved sources that
represent a particular illuminant more accurately or are more suitable for laboratory use.
Subclause 6.1 of this International Standard describes CIE source A, which is
recommended for laboratory realizations of CIE standard illuminant A. At present, there is no
CIE recommended source representing CIE standard illuminant D65.

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2. NORMATIVE REFERENCES
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document.
For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition
of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
rd
CIE 15:2004. Colorimetry, 3 edition.
CIE 17.4-1987. International Lighting Vocabulary (ILV) - Joint publication IEC/CIE.
ISO 23603:2005/CIE S 012/E:2004. Standard method of assessing the spectral quality of
daylight simulators for visual appraisal and measurement of colour.
CIE S 014-1/E:2006. Colorimetry Part 1: CIE standard colorimetric observers. [ISO 11664-1:2007]

3. DEFINITIONS
For the purposes of this International Standard, the following definitions apply. These
definitions are taken from CIE 17.4-1987, where other relevant terms will also be found.
3.1 chromaticity coordinates (see ILV 845-03-33)
ratio of each of a set of three tristimulus values to their sum
NOTE 1: As the sum of the three chromaticity coordinates equals 1, two of them are sufficient
to define a chromaticity.
NOTE 2: In the CIE 1931 and 1964 standard colorimetric systems, the chromaticity co-
ordinates are represented by the symbols x, y, z and x , y , z .
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3.2 chromaticity diagram (see ILV 845-03-35)
plane diagram in which points specified by chromaticity co-ordinates represent the
chromaticities of colour stimuli
3.3 CIE standard illuminants
1
illuminants A and D65 defined by the CIE in terms of relative spectral power distributions
3.4 CIE sources
artificial sources, specified by the CIE, whose relative spectral power distributions are
1
approximately the same as those of CIE standard illuminants
3.5 CIE 1976 uniform chromaticity scale diagram; CIE 1976 UCS diagram (see ILV 845-
03-53)
uniform chromaticity scale diagram produced by plotting in rectangular co-ordinates v' against
u', quantities defined by the equations
u' = 4X/(X + 15Y + 3Z) = 4x/(-2x + 12y + 3)
v' = 9Y/(X + 15Y + 3Z) = 9y/(-2x + 12y + 3)
X, Y, Z are the tristimulus values in the CIE 1931 or 1964 standard colorimetric
systems, and x, y are the corresponding chromaticity coordinates of the colour stimulus
considered.
3.6 colour temperature T (see ILV 845-03-49)
c
temperature of a Planckian radiator whose radiation has the same chromaticity as that of a
given stimulus


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This definition is a revision of the definition given in CIE 17.4-1987.
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3.7 correlated colour temperature T (see CIE 15:2004 Section 9.5)
cp
temperature of a Planckian radiator having the chromaticity nearest the chromaticity associated
with the given spectral distribution on a diagram where the (CIE 1931 standard observer based)
3
u', 2/3v' coordinates of the Planckian locus and the test stimulus are depicted
NOTE 1: The concept of correlated colour temperature should not be used if the chromaticity
2 4 2 1/2 -2
of the test source differs more than ∆C = [(u' -u' ) + ⋅(v' -v' ) ] = 5x10 from the
t P t P
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Planckian radiator, where u' ,v' refer to the test source, u' ,v' to the Planckian
t t P P
radiator.
NOTE 2: Correlated colour temperature can be calculated by a simple minimum search
computer program that searches for that Planckian temperature that provides the
smallest chromaticity difference between the test chromaticity and the Planckian
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locus or by any other equivalent method.
3.8 daylight illuminant (see ILV 845-03-11)
illuminant having the same, or nearly the same, relative spectral power distribution as a
phase of daylight
3.9 illuminant (see ILV 845-03-10)
radiation with a relative spectral power distribution defined over the wavelength range that
influences object colour perception
3.10 Planckian radiator; blackbody (see ILV 845-04-04)
ideal thermal radiator that absorbs completely all incident radiation, whatever the wavelength,
the direction of incidence or the polarization. This radiator has, for any wavelength and any
direction, the maximum spectral concentration of radiance for a thermal radiator in thermal
equilibrium at a given temperature.
3.11 Planckian locus (see ILV 845-03-41)
locus of points in a chromaticity diagram that represents chromaticities of the radiation of
Planckian radiators at different temperatures
3.12 primary light source (see ILV 845-07-01)
surface or object emitting light produced by a transformation of energy
3.13 secondary light source (see ILV 845-07-02)
surface or object which is not self-emitting but receives light and re-directs it, at least in part,
by reflection or transmission
3.14 tristimulus values (of a colour stimulus) (see ILV 845-03-22)
amounts of the three reference colour stimuli, in a given trichromatic system, required to
match the colour of the stimulus considered
NOTE: In the CIE standard colorimetric systems, the tristimulus values are represented by
the symbols X, Y, Z and X , Y , Z .
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2
This definition is a revision of the definition given in CIE 17.4-1987.
3
In calculating the chromaticity coordinates of the Planckian radiator the c value according to
2
ITS-90 has to be used (c = 1,4388) in Planck’s equation for standard air, but assuming n=1.
2
4
CIE 15:2004 suggests one possible method recommended by Robertson (1968).
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4. CIE STANDARD ILLUMINANT A
4.1 Definition
The relative spectral power distribution S (λ) is defined by the equation
A
7
1 ,435 ×10
exp −1
5
560 2 848×560
⎛ ⎞
S (λ)= 100⎜ ⎟ × (1)
A
7
λ
1,435×10
⎝ ⎠
exp −1
2 848λ
where λ is the wavelength in nanometres and the numerical values in the two exponential
terms are definitive constants originating from the first definition of Illuminant A in 1931.
This spectral power distribution is normalized to the value 100 (exactly) at the
wavelength 560 nm (exactly).
CIE standard illuminant A is defined over the 300 nm to 830 nm spectral region.
NOTE 1: Table 1 provides the relative spectral power distribution of CIE standard illuminant A
between 300 nm and 830 nm to six significant digits, at one nm intervals. For all
practical purposes it suffices to use these tabulated values instead of the values
calculated from equation 1.
NOTE 2: Despite the fact that equation 1 is based on Planck's equation for vacuum, the
wavelengths are to be taken as being in standard air (dry air at 15ºC and
101325 Pa, containing 0,03% by volume of carbon dioxide). This makes CIE
standard illuminant A compatible with other CIE colorimetric and photometric data.
4.2 Theoretical basis
Equation 1 is equivalent to and can be derived from the expression
S(λ) = 100 M (λ,T) / M (560, T), (2)
e,λ e,λ
where
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M (λ,T) = c λ [exp(c /λT)- 1] ,  (3)
e,λ 1 2
λ is the wavelength (in nanometres), and the ratio c /T is given by
2
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c /T = 1,435 x 10 / 2 848 nm. (4)
2
Since the numerical value of c cancels out of equation 2, this definition of CIE
1
standard illuminant A involves no assumptions about the numerical values of c , c , and T
1 2
other than the ratio defined in equation 4.
4.3 Supplementary notes
CIE standard illuminant A was originally defined in 1931 (CIE, 1931) as the relative spectral
power distribution of a Planckian radiator of temperature
T = 2 848 K, (5)
CIE 1931
the value of the second radiation constant c then being taken as
2
c = 14 350 µm⋅K. (6)
2, CIE 1931
This form of definition as given in equation 1 was carefully chosen to ensure that CIE
standard illuminant A was defined as a relative spectral power distribution and not as a
function of temperature. As explained in 4.2 above, the definition of the relative spectral
power distribution has not changed since 1931 and equation 1 simply expresses it in a
general form.
What has changed is the temperature assigned to this distribution. The value of c given
2
in equation 6 and used by the CIE in 1931 is different from the respective values,
c = 14 320 µm⋅K, c = 14 380 µm⋅K, and c = c = 14 388 µm⋅K, that were
2, ITS-27 2,IPTS-48 2,IPTS-68 2,ITS-90
assigned to this constant in the International Temperature Scales of 1927, 1948, 1968 and
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1990. Although this has had no effect on the relative spectral power distribution of CIE standard
illuminant A, the correlated colour temperatures of sources recommended for laboratory
realizations have been different, over the years, depending on the values of c used.
2
As may be seen from equation 4, the colour temperatures associated with CIE
standard illuminant A on the various international temperature scales referred to above were
T = 2 842 K, T = 2 854 K, and T = T = 2 856 K, respectively (see 6.1).
27 48 68 90

5. CIE STANDARD ILLUMINANT D65
5.1 Definition
The relative spectral power distribution S (λ) of CIE standard illuminant D65 is defined by
D65
the values given in Table 1 which are presented at 1 nm intervals over the wavelength range
from 300 nm to 830 nm; the wavelength values given apply in standard air. If required, other
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intermediate values may be derived by linear interpolation from the published values.
5.2 Experimental basis
The relative spectral power distribution of CIE standard illuminant D65 is based on
experimental measurements of daylight in the wavelength range 330 nm to 700 nm, with
extrapolations to 300 nm and 830 nm, as reported by Judd, MacAdam, and Wyszecki (Judd
et al., 1964). The extrapolated values are believed to be sufficiently accurate for conventional
colorimetric purposes, but are not recommended for non-colorimetric use.
5.3 Correlated colour temperature
CIE standard illuminant D65 has a nominal correlated colour temperature of 6 500 K. The
exact value depends on the convention used to assign a correlated colour temperature to a
stimulus whose chromaticity, as in this case, does not fall precisely on the Planckian locus.
NOTE: Using the value of c = 14 388 µm⋅K specified in the International Temperature
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Scale of 1990 and the definition given in 3.7 that lines of constant correlated colour
temperature are normal to the Planckian locus in a chromaticity diagram in which
2v'/3 is plotted against u', where u', v' are the co-ordinates used in the CIE 1976
uniform chromaticity scale diagram, the correlated colour temperature of CIE
standard illuminant D65 is found to be 6 503 K if it is computed according to the
definition in 3.7 using the data of Table 1. This difference from the nominal
temperature of the CIE standard illuminant was judged to be insignificantly small.

6. CIE SOURCES FOR PRODUCING CIE STANDARD ILLUMINANTS
6.1 CIE source A
CIE standard illuminant A can be realized by CIE source A, defined as a gas-filled, tungsten-
filament lamp operating at a correlated colour temperature
2848c
2
T= K (7)
14350
on a radiation temperature scale specified by a given value of the second radiation constant
c in µm·K. A lamp with a fused-quartz envelope or window is recommended if the spectral
2
power distribution of the ultraviolet radiation of CIE standard illuminant A is to be realized
more accurately.

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Information on the procedure used to derive D65 values is given in CIE 15:2004.
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The value of c specified in the International Temperature Scale of 1990 (ITS-90) is
2
c = 14 388 µm⋅K, and thus the correlated colour temperature of CIE source A on this
2,ITS-90
scale is given by
1438
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