Comparison between the accretion luminosities derived in this work (L_acc) and those adopted from the literature (L_acc,CASPAR). Upper panel: direct comparison of the two estimates, with the shock-model-derived values on the horizontal axis and the literature-based values on the vertical axis. Lower panel: ratio of L_acc,CASPAR to L_acc as a function of object mass. The literature-based values are systematically smaller, reflecting the fact that the conventional definition of L_acc is tied primarily to the UV-continuum excess and does not fully account for other emission channels.