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Comparison of Formulae for the Determination of Fluorescent and Non–fluorescent Whiteness
Author(s) -
Levene R.,
Knoll A.,
Magrizo S.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
journal of the society of dyers and colourists
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.297
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1478-4408
pISSN - 0037-9859
DOI - 10.1111/j.1478-4408.1980.tb03505.x
Subject(s) - chromaticity , fluorescence , hue , mathematics , reflectivity , simple (philosophy) , set (abstract data type) , optics , physics , computer science , philosophy , epistemology , programming language
The prediction capabilities of simple whiteness formulae based on photometer reflectance readings (A, G, B) as compared to linear formulae with adjustable parameters based on chromaticity values (x, y, Y) have been investigated. For each formula, the instrumentally determined whiteness was compared with visually estimated whiteness using the plates of the Ciba–Geigy Plastic White (CGPW) Scale as a standard. This was carried out for a set of 48 fluorescent cotton cloth samples previously studied, as well as for a new set of 86 non–fluorescent cotton cloth samples. As expected, the AGB formulae were inferior to those based on chromaticity values; however, the Taube formula performed quite well for fluorescent samples. On the set of non–fluorescent samples, a formula having green hue preference was required; the Berger formula was found to be the most successful among the simple AGB formulae.