The　poor　design　of　the　lighting　environment　along　the　tunnel　exit　section　at　nighttime　could　result　in　that　drivers　cannot　recognize　the　road　condition　and　obstacles,　which　is　not　safe　and　comfort　for　drivers.　Lots　of　attention　have　been　focused　on　the　lighting　environment　of　the　entrance　section　and　the　middle　section.　This　study　was　trying　to　examine　the　drivers＇　recognition　law　under　different　lighting　environment　along　the　tunnel　exit　section　at　nighttime.　Five　levels　of　color　temperatures　(3000K,　4000　K,　5000　K,　5700K　and　6500K)　and　three　kinds　of　color-rendering　indexes　(70,　80,　90)　were　selected,　and　the　brightness　of　the　lights　was　adjusted　in　order　to　obtain　different　lighting　environments.　The　non-contact　speedometer　was　used　to　record　driving　speeds　and　distance,　and　the　spectral　irradiance　meter　was　adopted　to　measure　the　parameters　of　lighting　resources,　and　the　dynamic　eye　tracker　was　used　to　record　the　drivers＇　visual　information.　Twelve　qualified　drivers　drove　the　typical　car　according　to　the　task　procedure.　168　effective　tested　data　were　obtained.　The　results　indicated　that　the　value　of　the　luminance　difference　decreases　with　the　increase　of　color　temperature　under　the　three　types　of　color-rendering　indexes.　The　value　of　the　luminance　difference　increases　with　the　increase　of　color-rendering　index　under　the　five　levels　of　color　temperatures.　The　smallest　value　of　the　luminance　difference　is　2.5　when　the　combination　set　is　6500K/70.　When　the　color　temperature　is　3000K,　the　values　of　the　luminance　difference　was　about　4　under　the　three　types　of　color-rendering　indexes.　The　result　of　this　study　can　provide　guidance　for　the　design　and　optimize　the　light　setting　of　the　tunnel　exit　section　at　nighttime.　©　2019　IEEE.