CIE Publications

CIE has over 200 technical reports, standards and special publications in print. Standards are often joint with ISO, in particular ISO TC274 on Light and Lighting. Proceeds from publication sales to Canadians support CIE/CNC activities in Canada as well as CIE activities abroad.

Links to short summaries of the latest publications are provided below. For a complete list of CIE publications visit the CIE website. To purchase CIE publications, go to the CIE Webshop. Links to free CIE publications and position statements can be found at the bottom of this page.

CIE International Standards

• ISO/CIE 8995-1:2025(en) Light and lighting — Lighting of work places — Part 1: IndoorISO/CIE 8995-1:2025(en) Light and lighting — Lighting of work places — Part 1: Indoor

• ISO/CIE 10916:2024 Light and lighting — Energy performance of lighting in buildings — Calculation of the impact of daylight utilization

• CIE S 027:2024 Photometry of road illumination devices, light-signalling devices and retroreflective devices for road vehicles

• ISO/CIE 23603:2024 Standard method of assessing the spectral quality of daylight simulators for visual appraisal and measurement of colour

• ISO/CIE 11664-5:2024 (E) Colorimetry – Part 5: CIE 1976 L*u*v* colour space and u', v' uniform chromaticity scale diagram

• ISO/CIE 28077:2024 Photocarcinogenesis action spectrum (non-melanoma skin cancers)

• ISO/CIE DIS 15469:2024(en) Spatial distribution of daylight — CIE standard general sky

Technical Reports

• CIE 255:2025 The Functional Visual Field

• CIE 253:2024 Overview of Methods for Evaluating Colour Rendition of White-Light Sources beyond Colour Fidelity

• CIE 252:2024 Assessment of Discomfort Glare from Daylight in Buildings

• CIE 254:2024 A roadmap toward basing CIE colorimetry on cone fundamentals

CIE publications available without charge

• CIE PS 002:2025 CIE Position Statement on Colour Quality Metrics, 2nd Edition

• CIE TN 015:2023 Second International Workshop on Circadian and Neurophysiological Photoreception

• CIE TN 014:2023 Example Luminance Measurement Setup for UGR

• CIE TN 013:2022 Terms related to Planckian radiation temperature for light sourcesTerms related to Planckian radiation temperature for light sources

• CIE TN 012:2021 Guidance on the Measurement of Temporal Light Modulation of Light Sources and Lighting Systems

• CIE TN 011:2020 What to document and report in studies of ipRGC-influenced responses to light 

• CIE TN 010:2019 Determination of the Optical Beam Axis, Centre Beam Intensity, and Beam Angle of Directional Light Sources 

• CIE TN 009:2019 The Use of “Accuracy” and Related Terms in the Specifications of Testing and Measurement Equipment

• CIE TN 008:2017 Final Report: CIE Stakeholder Workshop for Temporal Light Modulation Standards for Lighting Systems

• CIE TN 007:2017 Interim Recommendation for Practical Application of the CIE System for Mesopic Photometry in Outdoor Lighting

• CIE TN 006:2016 Visual Aspects of Time-Modulated Lighting Systems – Definitions and Measurement Models

• CIE TN 003:2015: Report on the First International Workshop on Circadian and Neurophysiological Photometry, 2013 

• CIE TN 002:2014: Relating Photochemical and Photobiological Quantities to Photometric Quantities

• CIE TN 001:2014: Chromaticity Difference Specification for Light Sources