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The 17 pages that link to Color rendering index, each with the reason it gives.

• ColorimetryRelated: It applies colorimetric comparisons to evaluate the appearance of objects under different lamps.

• MetamerismRelated: Metameric white lights can score poorly because they match whites, not surfaces.

• Color temperatureRelated: It captures color-rendering differences that a color-temperature number cannot express.

• Spectral power distributionRelated: CRI is computed by simulating test colors illuminated by the source's measured SPD.

• Color matching (trichromacy)Broader topic: An industrial application where matching equations are computed for real light sources.

• Lighting designRelated: It indicates whether finishes and objects will retain convincing colors under a lamp.

• Luminous efficacyRelated: A source can have high efficacy yet render colors poorly.

• Correlated color temperatureCompared with: CCT describes white-point appearance; it does not predict how accurately the source renders colored objects.

• Color matchingRelated: Its evaluation relies on comparing sample appearances under different lights.

• Stage lightingRelated: It indicates how accurately costumes, makeup, and scenery may appear under a source.

• White LEDRelated: White LEDs with similar apparent whiteness can render object colors quite differently.

• Illuminant (colorimetry)Related: Real lamps are graded against illuminant references for how well they reveal color.

• Metamerism (color)Related: Poor color rendering sources exaggerate metamerism, so the index gauges that risk.

• Planckian locusCompared with: Matching the locus does not establish how faithfully a source renders object colors.

• Standard illuminantCompared with: The CRI reference illuminants are standard illuminants; the metric grades departure from them.

• Electric lightRelated: Electric lamps can differ sharply in how faithfully they show colors.

• Paint color matchingCompared with: It characterizes the lighting, not the accuracy of a paint color match.