Convert foot candle to lux
Foot-Candle
The foot-candle (fc) is an imperial unit of illuminance equal to one lumen per square foot, or approximately 10.764 lux. It is still widely used in the United States in architectural and theatrical lighting design. One foot-candle is the illuminance produced by a source of one candela at a distance of one foot.
Lux
The lux (lx) is the SI unit of illuminance, measuring luminous flux per unit area. One lux equals one lumen per square metre. It is used to measure the intensity of light as perceived by the human eye falling on a surface. Typical office lighting is around 300–500 lux, while direct sunlight exceeds 100,000 lux.
Foot-Candle to Lux conversion table
| Foot-Candle | Lux |
|---|---|
| 1 | 10.7639 |
| 2 | 21.5278 |
| 5 | 53.8196 |
| 10 | 107.639 |
| 25 | 269.098 |
| 50 | 538.196 |
| 100 | 1076.39 |
| 500 | 5381.96 |
| 1000 | 10763.9 |