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Color Spaces

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Synonyms

Color appearance models; Color model

Definition

A color space describes the range of colors – the gamut – that an imaging device or software has to work with. Consequently, the design of these color spaces allows a user to modify images in a predefined manner based on the specific needs of the application.

Theory

Color spaces may be generally separated into those that are defined for analysis of color by color scientists (colorimetric color spaces) and those that are used for image/color editing.

Color Spaces for Colorimetric Analysis

Color spaces for colorimetric analysis are typically based on the human observer. Central to such color spaces is the CIEXYZ color matching functions, which are based on CIERGB color matching functions – based in turn on the LMS cone fundamentals. CIE is an abbreviation for the International Commission on Illumination (Commission International de L’Eclairage) that is the body that is responsible for standardization of data in this field....

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  1. DLPⓇ Products, Texas Instruments Incorporated, Plano, TX, USA

    Rajeev Ramanath

  2. School of Computing Science, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Mark S. Drew

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  1. Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

    Katsushi Ikeuchi

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Ramanath, R., Drew, M.S. (2014). Color Spaces. In: Ikeuchi, K. (eds) Computer Vision. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-31439-6_452

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