{"id":119290,"date":"2026-11-03T09:47:16","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T08:47:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reerlighting.com\/?page_id=119290"},"modified":"2026-11-03T10:15:36","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T09:15:36","slug":"lumens-candela-lux-and-luminance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.reerlighting.com\/en\/lumens-candela-lux-and-luminance\/","title":{"rendered":"Lumens, Candela, Lux, and Luminance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_382638467\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-117072261\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1002120955\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-296901546\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h2>Guide to Photometric Quantities: Lumen, Candela, Lux, and Luminance<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-296901546 {\n  text-align: left;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1686328049\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-991418697\" class=\"col pb-0 small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p>To translate an idea into a practical, <strong>compliant<\/strong> lighting design, it is essential to master the <strong>physical laws<\/strong> that govern how light behaves in a space. In the professional lighting sector, the performance of a luminaire and the resulting outcome on the design plane are measured using <strong>four<\/strong> <strong>fundamental<\/strong> <strong>photometric<\/strong> <strong>quantities<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n<p>Understanding the relationship between <strong>luminous flux<\/strong>, <strong>luminous intensity<\/strong>, <strong>illuminance<\/strong>, and <strong>luminance<\/strong> is essential for correctly interpreting photometric curves and for using lighting calculation software (such as DIALux or Relux).<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_382638467 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1702314409\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1017499164\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-40373498\" class=\"col col-block-effetti small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"title1 title-high\">Luminous Flux (Lumens &#8211; lm)<\/h2>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1592091770\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1940742225\" class=\"col col-block-effetti medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5\">Luminous flux is the total amount of light energy emitted by a source in all directions per unit of time, weighted according to the sensitivity of the human eye. The unit of measurement is the <b data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"201\">lumen (lm)<\/b>.<\/p>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"6\">When reading technical data sheets, it is crucial to distinguish between two values \u200b\u200bthat are often confused:<\/p>\r\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"7\">\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"7,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Nominal Flux (or source flux):<\/b> The lumens emitted by the bare LED module alone, measured at an ideal junction temperature (e.g., <span class=\"math-inline\" data-math=\"Tj = 25^circ C\" data-index-in-node=\"129\">Tj = 25\u00b0C<\/span>).<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"7,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Actual Flux (or luminaire output):<\/b> The lumens effectively emitted by the lighting fixture, accounting for optical losses (lenses, reflectors, screens) and thermal losses (under steady-state operating conditions). This is the only reliable value to use for lighting design calculations.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1940742225 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-410680327\" class=\"col col-block-effetti medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1501468097\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"491\" height=\"298\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reerlighting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/flusso.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reerlighting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/flusso.jpg 491w, https:\/\/www.reerlighting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/flusso-300x182.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1501468097 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#col-410680327 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2137738024\" class=\"col col-block-effetti small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<blockquote>\r\n<p><strong>Design detail<\/strong>: The ratio between the actual luminous flux and the nominal luminous flux determines the optical efficiency of the luminaire (LOR \u2013 Light Output Ratio). A high-efficiency outdoor luminaire minimizes internal losses, converting the maximum amount of electrical energy into useful luminous flux (lm\/W).<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n\t<div id=\"gap-1619958392\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1619958392 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-1977025725\" class=\"text hidden\">\n\t\t\n\n<blockquote>\r\n<p><strong>A design detail:<\/strong> In high-end architectural lighting, it is not just the nominal Kelvin value that matters, but the color consistency across different fixtures. This is measured in MacAdam steps (SDCM). A high-quality fixture ensures a deviation of less than 3 MacAdam steps (SDCM &lt; 3), guaranteeing that the human eye cannot perceive any difference in hue between two identical light sources.<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#col-2137738024 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1702314409 {\n  padding-top: 0px;\n  padding-bottom: 0px;\n  min-height: 80px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1197294956\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1206305844\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-5227943\" class=\"col col-block-effetti small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"title1 title-high\">Luminous Intensity (Candela &#8211; cd)<\/h2>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1113786891\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1325756246\" class=\"col col-block-effetti medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p data-path-to-node=\"11\">While luminous flux considers the total amount of light, luminous intensity measures the quantity of light emitted in a <b data-path-to-node=\"11\" data-index-in-node=\"114\">specific direction<\/b>. The unit of measurement is the <b data-path-to-node=\"11\" data-index-in-node=\"158\">candela (cd)<\/b>.<\/p>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"12\">This is the quantity that defines the &#8220;character&#8221; of the optics in a projector or bollard. Given the same total number of lumens, a very narrow-beam optic (Super Spot) will concentrate the flux into a small angle, creating a peak of very high intensity (many candelas at the center). A diffuse optic (Flood) will distribute those same lumens over a wider angle, resulting in a lower peak intensity but greater coverage.<\/p>\r\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"13\">\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"13,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"13,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Photometric Curve:<\/b> Intensity measurements taken in all directions in space form the luminaire&#8217;s photometric solid; the data from this is exported into standard digital photometric files (e.g., <b data-path-to-node=\"13,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"213\">EULUMDAT .ldt<\/b> or <b data-path-to-node=\"13,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"229\">IES<\/b> formats).<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1325756246 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1938093819\" class=\"col col-block-effetti medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1014737177\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"491\" height=\"298\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reerlighting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/intensita.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reerlighting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/intensita.jpg 491w, https:\/\/www.reerlighting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/intensita-300x182.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1014737177 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1938093819 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1197294956 {\n  padding-top: 0px;\n  padding-bottom: 0px;\n  min-height: 80px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_2003506450\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-672132097\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1246760401\" class=\"col col-block-effetti small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"title1 title-high\">Illumination (Lux &#8211; lx)<\/h2>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-840141720\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1931842598\" class=\"col col-block-effetti medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p data-path-to-node=\"16\">Illuminance refers to the amount of light (luminous flux) that strikes and is distributed over a <b data-path-to-node=\"16\" data-index-in-node=\"99\">specific surface<\/b>. It is measured in <b data-path-to-node=\"16\" data-index-in-node=\"134\">lux (lx)<\/b>, where <strong><span class=\"math-inline\" data-math=\"1 text{ lux} = 1 text{ lumen} \/ text{m}^2\" data-index-in-node=\"149\">1 lux = 1 lumen\/m<sup>2<\/sup><\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"17\">This is the parameter most frequently used by European standards (e.g., <strong>CEI EN 12464-1<\/strong> for indoor environments, <strong>UNI EN 13201<\/strong> for roads, and <strong>UNI EN 12464-2<\/strong> for outdoor areas) to establish the minimum amount of light required to perform specific activities or to ensure safety within a space. Illuminance decreases in proportion to the square of the distance from the light source (the inverse-square law).<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1931842598 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1136687772\" class=\"col col-block-effetti medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1494985226\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"491\" height=\"298\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reerlighting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/illuminamento.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reerlighting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/illuminamento.jpg 491w, https:\/\/www.reerlighting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/illuminamento-300x182.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1494985226 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1136687772 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-734877898\" class=\"col col-block-effetti small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<table data-path-to-node=\"18\">\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Illumination Level<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td><strong>Regulatory context \/ Typical application<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"18,1,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"18,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">5 &#8211; 20 lx<\/b><\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"18,1,1,0\">Street lighting, night-time pedestrian paths, parking areas.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"18,2,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"18,2,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">50 &#8211; 100 lx<\/b><\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"18,2,1,0\">Pedestrian circulation areas, lobbies, general warehouses.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"18,3,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"18,3,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">300 lx<\/b><\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"18,3,1,0\">Standard offices (transit areas), reception, libraries.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"18,4,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"18,4,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">500 lx<\/b><\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"18,4,1,0\">Work plans in offices, classrooms, laboratories.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"18,5,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"18,5,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">&gt; 1000 lx<\/b><\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"18,5,1,0\">Tasks requiring extremely high precision, operating rooms, retail display windows.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#col-734877898 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_2003506450 {\n  padding-top: 0px;\n  padding-bottom: 0px;\n  min-height: 80px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_158844637\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1379776368\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1350481900\" class=\"col col-block-effetti small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"title1 title-high\">Luminance (Candela per square meter &#8211; cd\/m\u00b2)<\/h2>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1266887302\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1039064202\" class=\"col col-block-effetti medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p data-path-to-node=\"21\">While illuminance (Lux) calculates the light that <i data-path-to-node=\"21\" data-index-in-node=\"49\">reaches<\/i> a surface, luminance measures the light that <i data-path-to-node=\"21\" data-index-in-node=\"107\">bounces off<\/i> that surface and <b data-path-to-node=\"21\" data-index-in-node=\"139\">reaches the observer&#8217;s eye<\/b>. It is measured in <b data-path-to-node=\"21\" data-index-in-node=\"189\">cd\/m\u00b2<\/b>.<\/p>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"22\">Luminance depends strictly on the reflection coefficient of the materials: given the same amount of incident Lux, a white marble floor will have a much higher luminance (it will appear brighter) than a dark asphalt surface.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1039064202 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1157542040\" class=\"col col-block-effetti medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_8041543\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"491\" height=\"298\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reerlighting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/luminanza.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reerlighting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/luminanza.jpg 491w, https:\/\/www.reerlighting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/luminanza-300x182.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_8041543 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1157542040 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-243880599\" class=\"col col-block-effetti small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<blockquote>\r\n<p><b data-path-to-node=\"23,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">The importance in calculations:<\/b> In urban and road lighting design, the UNI EN 13201 standard requires the calculation of luminance (rather than just illuminance), as it is the only metric that represents what the user actually sees. Furthermore, measuring surfaces with very high luminance\u2014such as a direct view of an LED light source\u2014is fundamental to calculating glare and the visual comfort of an installation.<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#col-243880599 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_158844637 {\n  padding-top: 0px;\n  padding-bottom: 0px;\n  min-height: 80px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-1041245200\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1041245200 {\n  padding-top: 70px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":10706,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-blank.php","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-119290","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.4 - 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