56 THE WORLD OF HOSPITALITY
LIGHTING
Why use high CRI TLSPixelite
LED Tape for Hospitality?
Are there any other benefits apart from energy it means colours will look right and real. Low in the lighting environment. Colour
and maintenance savings? CRI number is bad; it means colours will look temperature is conventionally expressed
wrong and weird. The CRI number of daylight When replacing conventional lighting with LED, in kelvin, using the symbol K, a unit of
at noon is 100, because this is the natural way quite correctly most of the decision has been measure for absolute temperature. Colour
people see colours. LED tapes typically have evaluated primarily in terms of energy saving temperatures over 5000 K are called
a CRI of 80 which is OK for most general and maintenance. This is due to the much “cool colours” (bluish), while lower colour
applications. HOWEVER TLSPixelite now offer lower power consumption (when installed temperatures (2700–3000 K) are called
LED Tapes with a CRI of 90. “warm colours” (yellowish). “Warm” in this
correctly) and long life (typically <50,000 hours
with a quality solution). When these critera This is very important to the Hopitality
have been met in many cases the user doesn‘t Industry. As this solution will show the colours
really ask any more questions about what they of carpets, wall coverings, furniture and any
are being supplied to them by their contractor other achitectural feature as they are meant
and manufacturer. to be far more real and vibrant, as the designer
and manufacturer intended. More importantly
HOWEVER we wish to discuss two other it makes all the investment you have made to
equally important aspects that really should create a unique and welcoming environment
also be taken into consideration when deciding shine through, giving you a competitive edge
which LED Tape to use: by showing your interiors at their best. This will
Colour Rendering (in particular) and Colour
Temperature
Colour Rendering is how “right” or accurate
your lighting make surface colours look.
This is measured using a Colour Rendering
Index (CRI) and is a number rating given to the
light source. The CRI number can be as high as
increase your bookings, reputation, customer
feedback and most importanly gives a 1st in
class visitor experience.
context is an analogy to radiated heat flux of
traditional incandescent lighting rather than
temperature. Most LED Tapes are typically
avaliable in 3000K, Warm White, 4000K
Natural White and 6000K Pure White –
some manufacturers have slightly different
variations. TLS Pixelite also offers a Dual White
option offering both 3000K & and 6000K.
These Colour Temperatures can be used in
the design of the lighting to create different
moods in various locations ie Warm White in
a cozy bar or Pure White in a glass and steel
foyer area or it can be used to create a visible
contrast in a single space. For example Warm
Also it does the same for any branding in White around a bronze or wooden bar and
mechandising areas from an on site perfumery, Pure White on the drinks and optics behind
food packaging, to the branding on bottles the bar.
behind a bar.
Please contact TLSPixelite for a non-committal
100 (Theoretically perfect), anything under 70 Colour Temperature is a characteristic consultancy visit – details on advertisement
is considered poor. A High CRI number is good; of visible light that has important applications opposite.
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