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Sunlight diverges significantly from a black-body spectrum because the atmosphere absorbs so many wavelengths.


I didn't want to mention that CRI is matched against the spectrum of _daylight_ because of the confusion that happens with color temperature when you mention the "daylight" word. You're right though, the CRI reference spectrum is matched against sunlight rather than a true blackbody.




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