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  • Vision Science
  • Color Perception
  • Human Physiology

Background:

  • Color discrimination is well-studied in red-green (R-G) dichromats.
  • The impact on their color constancy remains unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To estimate color constancy in R-G dichromats and normal trichromats.
  • To investigate how changes in correlated color temperature (CCT) and luminance affect perception.

Main Methods:

  • Used hyperspectral imaging to create stimuli on a calibrated CRT display.
  • Conducted two experiments involving reference and comparison scenes with controlled CCT and luminance changes.
  • Recruited four normal trichromats and seven R-G dichromats as observers.

Main Results:

  • R-G dichromats had marginally higher thresholds for detecting pure CCT changes compared to normal trichromats.
  • No significant differences were found between R-G dichromats and normal trichromats in identifying intensity changes.

Conclusions:

  • Suggests robust color constancy mechanisms along the daylight locus in R-G dichromacy.
  • Color constancy is largely preserved in R-G dichromats despite differences in color discrimination.