Colour Rendering Index (CRI) is the measure of how accurately a light source renders the colour of an object, when compared to sunlight. CRI100 is the highest rating.
As the CRI increases, more shades of colour become apparent to the human eye. Like the apples in the adjacent images, details, contrast, and colours are enhanced.
A CRI90+ ensures colours are crisp and more true to life. Details look sharper, enabling easier attention to detail. Décor like paint colour, furniture, carpets etc look their best.
Overall, a higher CRI can improve many facets of human perception. For example, facial expressions, product displays, attention to detail like working in a kitchen, or even reading a book.
The same apple, with
the same colour
temperature loses
shades of colour with
the reduction in colour
rendering (CRI).
