The Theory of Color
All you need to know to be a color expert in today's world
Newton - JW von Goethe - Wittgenstein were concerned about colors and approached it from different ways to understand the difference between optical spectrum and the human color perception. The Theory of Color Measurement used in today's industrial world of color quality control is based on their findings and modern color spectrophotometers combine the two approaches to provide objective color data for a fact-based communication.
Agenda
- Weak points of visual assessments
- Interaction between light and object
- Light sources: Standardized illuminants D65, A and F11
- Observer: Standardized observer 2° and 10°
- CIELAB color space
- Measurement geometries, 45°c:0° / d:8° spex / d:8° spin and typical applications
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