Research Article

Optimization of LED Lighting for Clinical Settings

Table 2

33 optimised mixtures of the four selected LED colours.

SPD no.CCT (K)COICIE CRI resultsIES TM-30-15 resultsSurface colour giving RfminOI
RaR9R13LER (lm/w)RfRgRfskinRfminimin

133040.969149953549099917540Dark greenish-grey (F)562
233111.499040923628995897442Olive-green (F)546
333651.2293619833989103916720Orange-brown (F)567
433810.8892599734490102927320Dark orange (F)572
534012.294889933991103967242Olive-green (F)608
634440.9693689834490102937442Olive-green (F)585
734620.8593699933690104936820Orange-brown (F)579
834881.2994819732689106936220Orange-brown (F)581
935261.1794919733190105967142Olive-green (F)605
1036071.4992669718290102937442Olive-green (F)548
1136081.2794859632489107946220Orange-brown (F)585
1237160.8692989431789108966320Dark orange (F)595
1337440.7192969532289107976742Olive-green (F)600
1437443.1193819531788108925520Dark orange (F)567
1537531.1791849031088110976220Orange-brown (F)574
1638801.2493919632389107966520Orange-brown (F)595
1738951.4193949531989108966320Orange-brown (F)594
1840602.1793809932989105956820Dark orange (F)590
1941992.4980247928683115925542Olive-green (F)470
2042221.4989799331688108986442Olive-green (F)574
2142770.9290799130987109986242Olive-green (F)569
2243083.3392979319388108965920Orange-brown (F)564
2344310.8388699030687110976142Olive-green (F)553
2446691.582328128683114935442Olive-green (F)482
2546941.0587619030386110965942Olive-green (F)540
2649441.3383338228783114935442Olive-green (F)485
2751110.8283378429184113945442Olive-green (F)494
2851291.483388729584112945642Olive-green (F)501
2951482.4483448328783113945342Olive-green (F)497
3051961.447747627781116904942Olive-green (F)432
3152110.7782318429083114935442Olive-green (F)485
325243388759130186110975842Olive-green (F)555
3353313.3788779130186110975742Olive-green (F)556

Final recommendation: SPD nos. 1, 9, 13, 17, 20, 25, 28, and 32. Note that SPDs 22 and 33 are slightly outside the COI recommendations. Colour descriptions are our own interpretations of TM-30-15 test colours; type F are print colours.