Why do blue light glasses turn your screen yellow?

Yellow tinting happens when lenses use heavy surface coatings or amber-tinted materials that block broad-spectrum light. CLÆR SPECTRUM™ lenses use an embedded filtration process that targets only the 400–450nm blue-violet range, leaving the rest of the visible spectrum intact — so colours look accurate and lenses appear clear on screen.

What is the difference between a surface coating and an embedded lens filter?

A surface coating sits on top of the lens and can scratch, peel, and fade over time. An embedded filter — like CLÆR SPECTRUM™ — is built into the optical material itself during manufacturing. Nothing to wear off. The filtration is permanent for the life of the lens.

What does ~55% blue-violet filtration at 400–450nm mean?

It means CLÆR SPECTRUM™ lenses block an average of ~55% of light in the 400–450nm wavelength range — the high-energy blue-violet band most associated with digital eye discomfort. The filtration is strongest at 400nm and tapers deliberately through to 450nm, which protects colour accuracy for screen-based work.

What is SHMC coating on glasses?

SHMC stands for Super Hydrophobic Multi-layer Coating. It is a premium optical surface treatment that reduces glare, repels water and oil, resists scratches, and makes lenses easier to clean. All CLÆR SPECTRUM™ lenses include SHMC coating as standard.

What is UV400 protection?

UV400 means the lenses block all ultraviolet light up to 400 nanometres — covering both UVA and UVB rays. This is the highest level of UV protection available in eyewear. CLÆR lenses show 0.00% UVA/UVB transmittance, independently tested.

Are CLÆR SPECTRUM™ lenses independently tested?

Yes. CLÆR SPECTRUM™ lenses are independently tested to ISO 12312-1:2022 and ANSI Z80.3-2018. The full spectral transmittance curve (380–780nm) is published directly on this page — plotted from raw lab data at 5nm intervals, not estimated or cherry-picked.

Do the lenses have a tint?

There is a very subtle tint. If you hold the lenses up to a white wall you may notice a slight shift — that is physics, it happens with any lens genuinely filtering blue-violet light at this level. On a screen, which is what they are designed for, the lenses read completely clear with no yellow tint and no interference with colour accuracy.

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THE SHORT VERSION

WEAR SOMETHING THAT WORKS. WEAR SOMETHING WORTH WEARING.

Hand-finished acetate frames, CLÆR SPECTRUM™ Japanese optical lenses, and a lens that filters blue-violet light without tinting your screen yellow.

First Edition · 550 Pairs

DESK-FIT, NOT DESK-COMPROMISE

OFFICE FASHION HAS A NEW STAPLE. IT HAPPENS TO PROTECT YOUR EYES TOO.

The 9-to-5 has a uniform problem: the accessories built for screen time have never looked like something you'd choose on their own merits. SOL, VERA, and NORD are shaped like eyewear you'd pick for how it looks first.

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SOL

Round · Dawn

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VERA

Rectangle · Sage

NORD

Square · Smoke

Built for the desk-fit

Editorial acetate silhouettes — SOL, VERA, NORD
Smoke,Sage, Umber, Clear and Smoke colourways, dressed-up or down
Worn by people who don't need blue-light lenses — and asked anyway

Story angles for editors

Fit-check / "what's on my desk" features
Workwear-accessories roundups
The staple hiding in plain sight at every screen job

Suggested pitch: "the desk accessory that reads as style, not symptom."

WHAT WE CLAIM (AND WHAT WE DON'T)

THE HONEST NOTE MOST OF THIS CATEGORY SKIPS.

CLÆR SPECTRUM™ lenses filter blue-violet light and reduce glare for long-hour screen comfort. That's what we claim, and it's what our lens testing supports.

Here's what we won't say: that these glasses cure eye strain, fix your sleep, or replace good habits.

Any lens genuinely filtering blue-violet light shows a very slight tint against a plain white wall — that's optics, not a flaw. Held up to a screen, which is what the lens is actually for, it reads clear.

Yellow = $2 coating Clear = CLÆR SPECTRUM™

THE UNBOXING

THE OBJECT DOESN'T STOP AT THE FRAME.

Every pair ships in a machined aluminium tube — built to be kept, not binned. Unscrew the cap, a suede pouch slides out, and the glasses unfold with a hinge click that's become its own small signature.

Tube

Machined aluminium, matte finish

Pouch

Suede, slides free of the tube

Hinge

Acetate click, unfold reveal