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Re:Has the world become less colourful? by jan_Inkepa on Thursday July 28, 2022 @05:18AM (#32262080)
I have real problem with colour-perception in LED lighting - board game evenings are tricky when I can't tell the piece colours apart so well. Feels like it's just me though...
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Re:Has the world become less colourful? by Broken_Hippo on Thursday July 28, 2022 @05:28AM (#32262177)
A couple weeks ago, I had the chance to play board games by candlelight. I was in a cabin in the woods.

And trust me, it would be much better with LEDs though obviously not perfect. Sometimes the colors just aren't different enough to easily tell apart. It seems like an issue that should be fixed.

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Re:Has the world become less colourful? by dangrie158 on Thursday July 28, 2022 @05:44AM (#32262291)
Maybe the problem is cheap LED lamps. Check for a high color rendering index [1] (CRI >>90)

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_rendering_index

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Re:Has the world become less colourful? by MgB2 on Thursday July 28, 2022 @07:50AM (#32263089)
Exactly, if you get nice CRI 95 lamps you are unlikely to have a noticeable problem with color rendition.

But still beware, the CRI printed on the box (Ra) is kind of flawed since it is measured on unsaturated colors and does not include information about color renditions of red objects. You would have to look at the R9 value as well.

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