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Best High-CRI Flashlights (2026)

High CRI means colors look the way they should — skin, wood grain, wiring, and nature all render true instead of washed out and green-tinted. Every light here has a CRI of 90 or higher, and those with a sourced retailer rating lead. Once you've used a 90+ CRI beam, the cheap blue-tinted lights are hard to go back to. Our #1 pick is the Emisar D4V2.

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Wurkkos TS26

Wurkkos

$45.99

Wurkkos TS26

Flood/~39°/197 m

Lumens
3470
Candela
9702
Cell
21700
Weight
6.2 oz (with battery)

4x Nichia 519A 5000K (or 4x LatticePower TN3535 6000K)

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Wurkkos TS27

Wurkkos

$65.99

Wurkkos TS27

Thrower/~8.5°/845 m

Lumens
3200
Candela
184575
Cell
Built-in
Weight
21.4 oz (with battery)

Luminus SFT-70.2 6500K + 90 lantern LEDs (warm/cool/RGB)

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Wurkkos HD05

Wurkkos

$63

Wurkkos HD05

Balanced/~22°/335 m

Lumens
3100
Candela
28100
Cell
21700
Weight
8.3 oz

SFT-70 Gen2 + high-CRI flood + UV + red

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Acebeam E75

Acebeam

$100

Acebeam E75

Flood/~34°/210 m

Lumens
3000
Candela
11000
Cell
21700
Weight
7.7 oz

4x Nichia 519A 5000K

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Sofirn HS20

Sofirn

$33

Sofirn HS20

Flood/~42°/161 m

Lumens
2700
Candela
6500
Cell
18650
Weight
2.0 oz

dual source: XHP50.2 or SFT40 6500K spot + TN-3535 flood

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Skilhunt H300

Skilhunt

$66

Skilhunt H300

Balanced/~30°/214 m

Lumens
2400
Candela
11500
Cell
18650
Weight
1.9 oz (without battery)

XHP50.2 no longer offered

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Wurkkos HD20

Wurkkos

$41

Wurkkos HD20

Balanced/~20°/283 m

Lumens
2000
Candela
20000
Cell
21700
Weight
4.6 oz

Samsung LH351D 5000K 90CRI + Cree XP-L HD 5000K 70CRI

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Acebeam H17 2.0

Acebeam

$59.90

Acebeam H17 2.0

Flood/~45°/128 m

Lumens
2000
Candela
4096
Cell
18350
Weight
2.6 oz (with battery)

3x 4000K CRI 90+ (not named) + RGB aux

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Fenix HM61R V3.0

Fenix

$89.95

Fenix HM61R V3.0

Lumens
1800
Candela
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Cell
18650
Weight
5.9 oz (with battery and headband)

Luminus SST40-GEN2 + OSRAM 1414 CRI90 + Red

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Sofirn LT1S

Sofirn

$41

Sofirn LT1S

Flood/~60°/49 m

Lumens
500
Candela
600
Cell
21700
Weight
4.5 oz

Samsung LH351D (mixed CCT)

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Sofirn SE1 Pro

Sofirn

$23.99

Sofirn SE1 Pro

Lumens
300
Candela
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Cell
Built-in
Weight
0.7 oz (with battery)

5000K high-CRI white + RGB (not named by the maker)

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