Over the past decade, LED technology has experienced significant advancements, and as a result LED lighting has been increasingly adopted.
In order to determine a good luminous environment when employing LED lighting, it is suggested that Gamut Area Index (GAI) be used as a measurement.
In principle, GAI is usually calculated from the area of the polygon defined by the chromaticity of the eight color swatches used in CRI definition for a light source (R1~ R8), the same reference samples used to calculate color rendering index (CRI) in CIE 1976 color space when illuminated by a given light source.
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The area of the polygon created by this plot is that source’s GAI, so the larger the area, the higher the GAI. High GAI is characteristic of a source with good color discrimination and saturation of colors, or vividness. GAI can be over 100, but this usually means colors appear over-saturated. Generally, architects, lighting specialists, industrial designers, and theatrical lighting designers recommend choosing a source with high CRI (85 or greater) and a high GAI (80-100).
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