Colorimetry &

Standards

Definition:
“Colorimetry is the
science and
technology used to
quantify and describe
physically, the human
color perception”
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 Colorimetry &
Standards

Standard for Human Color Vision:

 CIE Standard
• International Commission of Illumination
 Creates Standards related to the light and
color
 Numerically specifies a measured color

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 Color Space:
Definition:
“Color space, also known as
the color model (or color
system), is an abstract
mathematical model which
simply describes the range
of colors as tuples of
numbers, typically as 3 or 4
values or color
components.”
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 Ex: RGB Color Space

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