Candela relates to luminous intensity, illuminance, or optical flux. Use them to describe brightness, how much light reaches a surface, or the output of a lamp.
Candela to Foot-candles
At 1 foot away, one candela yields one foot-candle of illuminance.
Quick conversion chart
Candela to Foot-candles conversions for reference values.
Converting 0.1 Candela into Foot-candles equals 0.1 Foot-candles.
Converting 0.5 Candela into Foot-candles equals 0.5 Foot-candles.
Converting 1 Candela into Foot-candles equals 1 Foot-candles.
Converting 2 Candela into Foot-candles equals 2 Foot-candles.
Converting 5 Candela into Foot-candles equals 5 Foot-candles.
Converting 10 Candela into Foot-candles equals 10 Foot-candles.
Converting 20 Candela into Foot-candles equals 20 Foot-candles.
Converting 50 Candela into Foot-candles equals 50 Foot-candles.
Converting 100 Candela into Foot-candles equals 100 Foot-candles.
How to convert Candela to Foot-candles
1 Candela = 1 Foot-candles
1 Foot-candles = 1 Candela
Example: convert 15 Candela to Foot-candles
15 x 1 = 15 Foot-candles
Unit definitions
Foot-candles relates to luminous intensity, illuminance, or optical flux. Use them to describe brightness, how much light reaches a surface, or the output of a lamp.
How to convert Candela to Foot-candles
The conversion between candela and foot-candles uses a fixed multiplication factor. One candela equals 1 foot-candles.
To convert, multiply the value in candela by 1. To convert in the opposite direction, divide by 1.