Why is candle light considered soft and flourescent lights considered harsh?
This is partly psychological, with candle light being associated with intimacy and intimate occasions, whereas fluorescent lights are associated with emotionally cold, impersonal industrial or commercial settings. Nevertheless, certain physical attributes of the light may also come into play. Candle light is considerably less bright than fluorescent light, as a general thing. People do not willingly read for extended periods of time under candle light. The lights candles put out is also very heavy in the reds, oranges, and yellows, giving the light an emotionally warm color. By contrast, fluorescent light of the cool white variety usually encountered in office buildings is weak in the red an heavy in the yellow-green part of the spectrum. Fluorescent light also has a line spectrum component that has a subtle (and unappealing) effect on color rendition. That said, fluorescent light is softer than candle light in one sense. A fluorescent light emits over an extended area and is less uncomfortable to look directly into than the small, concentrated candle flame that somewhat resembles a point source of light.
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Perhaps, because flourescent lights are so much more brighter than the candle light.
I agree with devilsadvocate1728 on the color issue. Fluorescent light is in a certain part of the color spectrum that lends itself to greater contrast in colors. In other words, it has a high CRI value which brings out colors more than an incandescent source such as a candle flame. Light sources in the orange and red spectrum produce less of a contrast, softening the viewing environment.
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