Luminance unit converter
Nits, stilbs and foot-lamberts — light coming off a surface.
Precision & format
1 cd/m² equals
0.291863508fL
All 8 units
- Candela per square metercd/m²nit1
- Candela per square centimetercd/cm²0.0001
- Candela per square footcd/ft²0.09290304
- Stilbsb0.0001
- LambertL0.0003141592654
- Apostilbasb3.141592654
- Foot-lambertfL0.291863508
- Skotsk3,141.592654
Luminance conversion table
Every unit expressed in candela per square meters (cd/m²), the SI base for this category.
| Unit | Symbol | 1 unit in cd/m² |
|---|---|---|
| Candela per square meternit | cd/m² | 1 |
| Candela per square centimeter | cd/cm² | 10,000 |
| Candela per square foot | cd/ft² | 10.76391 |
| Stilb | sb | 10,000 |
| Lambert | L | 3,183.0989 |
| Apostilb | asb | 0.31830989 |
| Foot-lambert | fL | 3.4262591 |
| Skot | sk | 0.00031830989 |
