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Munsell value as explicit functions of CIE luminance factor
Author(s) -
McCamy C. S.
Publication year - 1992
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.5080170308
Subject(s) - luminance , value (mathematics) , mathematics , factor (programming language) , mathematical analysis , inversion (geology) , calculus (dental) , statistics , optics , computer science , physics , geology , medicine , programming language , paleontology , structural basin , dentistry
Equations are given to compute Munsell value from a CIE luminance factor Y. The equations are a very accurate, though not mathematically exact, inversion of the fifth‐order equation adopted by the Optical Society of America as the practical definition of Munsell value. The maximum error in Munsell value is 0.0035. The equations have been employed by the Committee on Appearance of the American Society for Testing and Materials.