Datasheet
DS120 LUXEON Z Product Datasheet 20150217 ©2015 Lumileds Holding B.V. All rights reserved. 15
LUXEON Z: 1-step, 3-step (above and below blackbody) and
5-step MacAdam Ellipse Color Denition
Table 9. LUXEON Z 1-step MacAdam Ellipse Parameters
Nominal
ANSI CCT
Color Space
Center Point
(cx, cy)
Major Axis,
a
Minor Axis,
b
Ellipse Rotation
Angle (degrees)
2200K Single 1-step MacAdam ellipse (0.5020, 0.4156) 0.00287 0.00132 49.27
2700K Single 1-step MacAdam ellipse (0.4578, 0.4101) 0.00270 0.00140 53.70
3000K Single 1-step MacAdam ellipse (0.4338, 0.4030) 0.00278 0.00136 53.22
3500K Single 1-step MacAdam ellipse (0.4073, 0.3917) 0.00309 0.00138 54.00
Only available in 80 and 90CRI.
Table 10. LUXEON Z 3-step MacAdam Ellipse Parameters
Nominal
ANSI CCT
Color Space
Center Point
(cx, cy)
Major Axis,
a
Minor Axis,
b
Ellipse Rotation
Angle (degrees)
2200K Single 3-step MacAdam ellipse (0.5020, 0.4156) 0.00863 0.00398 49.27
2700K Single 3-step MacAdam ellipse (0.4578, 0.4101) 0.00810 0.00420 53.7
3000K Single 3-step MacAdam ellipse (0.4338, 0.4030) 0.00834 0.00408 53.2
3500K Single 3-step MacAdam ellipse (0.4073, 0.3917) 0.00927 0.00414 54.0
4000K Single 3-step MacAdam ellipse (0.3818, 0.3797) 0.00939 0.00402 53.7
5000K Single 3-step MacAdam ellipse (0.3447, 0.3553) 0.00822 0.00354 59.6
Only available in 80 and 90CRI.
Table 11. LUXEON Z 5-step MacAdam Ellipse Parameters
Nominal
ANSI CCT
Color Space
Center Point
(cx, cy)
Major Axis,
a
Minor Axis,
b
Ellipse Rotation
Angle (degrees)
2200K Single 5-step MacAdam ellipse (0.5020, 0.4156) 0.01438 0.00663 49.27
2700K Single 5-step MacAdam ellipse (0.4578, 0.4101) 0.01350 0.00700 53.7
3000K Single 5-step MacAdam ellipse (0.4338, 0.4030) 0.01390 0.00680 53.2
3500K Single 5-step MacAdam ellipse (0.4073, 0.3917) 0.01545 0.00690 54.0
4000K Single 5-step MacAdam ellipse (0.3818, 0.3797) 0.01565 0.00670 53.7
5000K Single 5-step MacAdam ellipse (0.3447, 0.3553) 0.01370 0.00590 59.6
5700K Single 5-step MacAdam ellipse (0.3287, 0.3417) 0.01243 0.00533 59.09
6500K Single 5-step MacAdam ellipse (0.3123, 0.3282) 0.01115 0.00475 58.57
Available in 70, 80 and 90CRI.
Note for Tables 9, 10 & 11:
• Lumileds maintains a tester tolerance of ±0.005 on x, y color coordinates.
B1
B2
B3
B4
0.390
0.395
0.400
0.405
0.410
0.415
0.420
0.425
0.430
0.445 0.450 0.455 0.460 0.465 0.470 0.475
CIE 1931 y
CIE 1931 x
NOTE: Color bin space illustration
for 2700K, 3000K & 3500K.
For CCT above 4000K, the elipse
centers are all above BBL line.
Bin 3U
[1]
Bin 3L
[2
]
[1]
Color bin 3U denotes the area ABOVE
BBL enclosed by 3-step MAE and (outside)
1-step MAE
[2]
Color bin 3L denotes the area BELOW
BBL enclosed by 3-step MAE and (outside)
1-step MAE
B1 to B4 are intersection points on BBL
Bin 5A
Bin 5B
Bin 5C
Bin 5D
Bin 10
Color Space Denition for Above and Below Blackbody Parameter Denition of MacAdam Ellipse