Description of Pantone 5 light Booth D50

• Colors can look different under different lighting conditions - outdoors in daylight, indoors in stores or in your home. A uniform light source that accurately simulates different environments can help you make color-critical decisions under optimal conditions. It can also help you capture metameric effects, where two colors appear to match under one type of lighting but do not match under another.
  
  Having a reliable and comprehensive process for evaluating color is crucial, especially in printing and manufacturing. Detecting problems early saves time and money later on. Rework is expensive in terms of materials, time, and resources and can reflect poor quality control. The ability to match specific lighting conditions that customers use to display products or approve samples is also essential.
  
  Pantone Light Booths are just the tools to ensure that you see colors in the best possible light - literally! Light booths can be purchased in either a 5-light or 3-light configuration with either a D50 bulb option or a D65 bulb option. Here's how you know which setup is right for you:
  
  D50 Light Option or D65 Light Option?
  
  The D50 light simulates daylight at a color temperature of 5,000K, what we call horizon light like in the morning or late afternoon. It is ideal for evaluating printed materials and comparing Pantone Formula Guide Samples.
  
  The D65 version simulates daylight at a color temperature of 6,500K, what we call midday. It is ideal for assessing hard/soft goods, textiles, and coatings, and comparing FHI color guide samples.
  
  3-Light or 5-Light Configuration?
  
  The 3-Light Booth configuration provides 3 different lighting settings for effective color evaluation. The settings include:
  
  Daylight D65 or D50, depending on the option you choose
  Home "A" Tungsten
  Cool White Fluorescent (CWF) (mainly used to simulate lighting in stores in the USA)
  
  The 5-Light Booth configuration provides the same 3 lighting settings above, plus two additional settings:
  
  Ultraviolet White
  Cool White TL84 (primarily used to simulate lighting in stores in Europe and the Pacific region)
  
  Regardless of which setup best suits your needs, a Pantone Light Booth is a critical tool for accurate color evaluation, communication, and decision-making. Get a Pantone Light Booth today and stop working in the dark!