Color
This tutorial examines the different systems we use to measure and categorize color in
conservation.
This tutorial covers the visible spectrum, how we see color, and various ways of
categorizing color:
- Chroma, brightness, and hue
- Color values in 3-D space
- Munsell color system
- CIE color system
- Color temperature
After completing this tutorial, you will be able to:
- Describe the way that the human eye perceives color
- Enumerate three systems for describing color, including:
- Munsell
- CIE XYZ
- CIE L*a*b*
- List the relative disadvantages of each system
- Understand the phenomenon of metamerism
Enter tutorial.
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