> This is false. > Good quality LEDs are >90 CRI, and the higher end ones are 95+. High CRI is fine, but it's not something we should be completely satisfied

> This is false. > Good quality LEDs are >90 CRI, and the higher end ones are 95+. High CRI is fine, but it's not something we should be completely satisfied with: > R_a is the average value of R1–R8; other values from R9 to R15 are not used in the calculation of R_a, including R9 "saturated red", R13 "skin color (light)", and R15 "skin color (medium)", which are all difficult colors to faithfully reproduce. R9 is a vital index in high-CRI lighting, as many applications require red lights, such as film and video lighting, medical lighting, art lighting, etc. However, in the general CRI (R_a) calculation R9 is not included. * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_rendering_index#Special_value:_R9 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_rendering_index#Special_... > The most commonly used value of CRI is called Ra, which is the average value of the first eight indices (R1-R8). Lesser-known but more accurate is the extended CRI (Re), which uses the average value of R1-R15 and thus serves as a more accurate measure of color fidelity given that it takes the rendering of more colors into account. * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-CRI_LED_lighting#CRI,_Ra_and_Re https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-CRI_LED_lighting#CRI,_Ra_... See: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_rendering_index#Alternatives https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_rendering_index#Alternat... * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_quality_scale https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_quality_scale High CRI / Ra scores are fine for what they are, but they do not measure the entire 'colour reality', so when the GP says that CRI scores are 'lacking'—even ones in the 90s—they're not wrong. Current LEDs may match the CRI scores of incandescents, but incandescents may still produce results that are better outside of what CRI measures. Of course this may only matter to those of us who remember incandescents: the younger you are the more likely you lived your life never experiencing incandescent, and so LED is "normal" and "fine". Regardless: CRI was a decent place to start, but it'd be nice if we could collectively raise the bar.