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The CIELAB reversal in calibration and verification
Author(s) -
Fairman Hugh S.,
Brill Michael H.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
color research and application
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.393
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1520-6378
pISSN - 0361-2317
DOI - 10.1002/col.20076
Subject(s) - color difference , wavelength , calibration , mathematics , color space , optics , computer science , algorithm , artificial intelligence , statistics , physics , enhanced data rates for gsm evolution , image (mathematics)
A CIELAB anomaly, in which smaller spectrophotometric errors at all wavelengths lead to larger CIELAB differences, is identified. It is shown that the reversal can occur throughout tristimulus space and is colorimetrically important during calibration procedures. Three numerical examples of the reversal, using data from the BCRA tiles, are given. The reversal cannot be attributed entirely to metamerism, which itself may cause large spectrophotometric error leading to small CIELAB difference. The effect is compounded by the nonlinearity of CIELAB relative to tristimulus coordinates. A recommendation for avoiding the reversal is offered. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Col Res Appl, 30, 66–68, 2005; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience. wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/col.20076