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CRI

CRI (Color Rendering Index) rates how faithfully a light shows color against a reference, on a 0–100 scale. High-CRI emitters (90+) make skin, wood, and wiring look natural; low-CRI lights can wash colors flat. Enthusiasts favor high-CRI even at a small lumen cost.

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