MIXORA CONCEPT
Color space
A coordinate system and set of rules used to represent colors numerically.
RGB, CIELAB and other spaces encode different relationships for different jobs. Coordinates only have meaning with the space, reference white and conversion assumptions that define them.
What “Strong evidence” means
The core definition or effect is well established across authoritative standards, foundational research or a broad research literature. The label does not make every practical prediction certain.
VISUAL EXPLANATION · MARKER BOARDThe numbers 50, 20 and 10 could mean entirely different colors in RGB and CIELAB.
A color space is not a physical palette and its coordinates are not universal color names.
Which space, profile and reference white give these numbers meaning?
A family of color encodings based on amounts of red, green and blue light primaries.
→color × bridgeCMYKA process-printing model using cyan, magenta, yellow and black colorants.
→color × bridgeColor gamutThe range of colors a device, process or chosen set of colorants can produce.
→color × bridgeDelta EA numerical estimate of perceived difference between two specified colors in a color space.
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References
Last reviewed
- 01Colorimetry, 4th EditionReference source
CIE · 2018 · International Commission on Illumination
Definitions and standard colorimetric practice.
What the source labels mean
- Primary source
- Original work, experiment, standard or historical text.
- Academic source
- Scholarly research or review published for an academic audience.
- Reference source
- An expert standard, encyclopedia or institutional explanation that summarizes a field.
- General reference
- A practical specialist resource useful for application, but not treated as decisive research by itself.