--- title: et cetera... a blog of bright ideas from ETC | color description: color | Home to ideas, tips, interviews, news, views and all kinds of other stuff related to ETC, its products, customers, and the industry in general. image: https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Logos%20-%20Icons%20-%20Design%20Elements/ETC_4c-1.png --- - [ETCCONNECT](https://etcconnect.com/) - [ABOUT](https://blog.etcconnect.com/about) - [AUTHORS](https://blog.etcconnect.com/blog-authors) - [CONTACT](https://blog.etcconnect.com/contact) [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/ElectronicTheatreControls) [Follow us on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/ElectronicTheatreControls) [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/electronic-theatre-controls) [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.youtube.com/user/ETCVideoLibrary) [![EtCetera\_319x104](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hs-fs/hubfs/EtCetera_319x104.png?width=319&height=104&name=EtCetera_319x104.png "EtCetera_319x104")](https://blog.etcconnect.com) [![ETC Blog](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hs-fs/hubfs/EtCetera_319x104.png?width=319&height=104&name=EtCetera_319x104.png "ETC Blog")](https://blog.etcconnect.com) - [SPOTLIGHT](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/spotlight) - [ETC CULTURE](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/etc-culture) - [GEAR](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/gear) - [LEARN](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/learn) - [ODDS & ENDS](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/odds-ends) - [BRIGHT IDEAS](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/bright-ideas) Search ## [![blog-header](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hs-fs/hubfs/blog-header.png?width=476&height=155&name=blog-header.png "blog-header")](https://www.etcconnect.com) [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/ElectronicTheatreControls) [Follow us on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/ElectronicTheatreControls) [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/electronic-theatre-controls) [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.youtube.com/user/ETCVideoLibrary) [✕](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/color#gwen-offcanvas-primary) - [SPOTLIGHT](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/spotlight) - [ETC CULTURE](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/etc-culture) - [GEAR](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/gear) - [LEARN](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/learn) - [ODDS & ENDS](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/odds-ends) - [BRIGHT IDEAS](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/bright-ideas) # color [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/WhiteLightColorTemp.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/a-quick-definition-of-color-temperature-and-cct) [FEATURED](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/featured) ### [A Quick Definition of Color Temperature and CCT](https://blog.etcconnect.com/a-quick-definition-of-color-temperature-and-cct) By [Jacob Coakley](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/jacob-coakley) 18-Oct-2022 Color temperature and Correlated Color Temperature (CCT) describe the warm or cool appearance of white light. Color temperature refers to white chromaticities (color points) that are technically on what is called the blackbody curve on a scientific diagram. CCT uses the nearest color temperature to... [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/a-quick-definition-of-color-temperature-and-cct) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/metamers2.png)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/why-do-metamers-matter) [LEARN](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/learn) ### [What are metamers and why do they matter?](https://blog.etcconnect.com/why-do-metamers-matter) By [Rachel Frederick](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/rachel-frederick) 1-Sep-2022 When executing a successful lighting design, the question of color is often considered near the end of the process, and in some ways, it seems to make sense. We first ask ourselves, what’s my budget? Which fixtures do I have? What are my hang positions? And then, finally, what color should those... [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/why-do-metamers-matter) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/OfficeWarmtoCool.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/human-centric-lighting) [FEATURED](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/featured) ### [Human-Centric Lighting and How ETC Can Help You Reap its Benefits](https://blog.etcconnect.com/human-centric-lighting) By [Jacob Coakley](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/jacob-coakley) 25-Aug-2022 Humans move faster than plants, but we still respond to daylight. We also respond to paychecks, which is why many of us find ourselves indoors for large parts of the day, cut off from the cues daylight naturally tells our body about when to be active and when to rest. We find ourselves sluggish in... [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/human-centric-lighting) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Best-Blogs-2019.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2020/01/2019-in-review-etcs-top-10-blog-posts) [ETC](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/etc) ### [2019 in review: ETC’s top 10 blog posts](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2020/01/2019-in-review-etcs-top-10-blog-posts) By [Quinn Wirth](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/quinn-buchanan) 2-Jan-2020 Ready for some hindsight in 2020? We couldn’t let the new year start without cracking that joke *or* looking back at our “best of” content from 2019. In the last year, we had a lot to discuss, from lighting tips to ETC culture. Check out our most-read blog posts from the last year to make sure... [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2020/01/2019-in-review-etcs-top-10-blog-posts) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/IMG_0400-750x500.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2018/10/light-and-color-in-storytelling) [FEATURED](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/featured) ### [Light and Color in Storytelling](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2018/10/light-and-color-in-storytelling) By [Opasna Randev](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/opasna-randev) 1-Oct-2018 Following a successful European tour, the science exhibition “experienceCOLOUR” opened in the UK for the first time – running throughout September to mid-October at the Glasshouse Arts Center in Stourbridge. [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2018/10/light-and-color-in-storytelling) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/LEDColorMixingFeature-1.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2018/07/a-recipe-to-master-led-color-mixing) [Eos](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/eos) ### [A recipe to master: LED color mixing](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2018/07/a-recipe-to-master-led-color-mixing) By [Quinn Wirth](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/quinn-buchanan) 30-Jul-2018 There’s no doubt about it—LEDs are shaking up the industry as we know it. There is a lot to be excited about as venues make the transition from tungsten light sources to LED. One of the largest areas of impact is color capabilities. [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2018/07/a-recipe-to-master-led-color-mixing) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/artsycovershot-750x500.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/12/think-know-color-grab-leds-gel-try-chocolatey-experiment) [LEDs](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/leds) ### [Think you know color? Grab some LEDs or gel, and try this chocolatey experiment.](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/12/think-know-color-grab-leds-gel-try-chocolatey-experiment) By [Wendy Luedtke](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/wendy-luedtke) 12-Dec-2017 Looking for a fun (and tasty) way to explore color? For several years now, I’ve used candy to help teach color rendering. It’s a trick I learned from Terena Wilkens of Gustavus Adolphus College, who presented it at a USITT lecture on teaching color without a light lab. 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