Glossary · Flashlights

Tint

Tint is the color cast of a nominally white beam, from warm (yellow) through neutral to cool (blue). Insiders also judge tint off the black-body line — a greenish tint is the common complaint. Neutral tints around 4000–5000K read as the most natural for EDC.

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