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Published on: July 29, 2007
Color appearance model for self-luminous stimuli
Abstract:
A model for brightness and hue perception of self-luminous stimuli surrounded by a self-luminous achromatic background has been developed based on a series of visual experiments. In the model, only the absolute spectral radiance values of the stimulus and background are used as input. Normalized cone excitations are calculated using the 10° Commission Internationale de l'Éclairage (CIE) 2006 cone fundamentals. A von Kries chromatic adaptation transform applied in the CIE 2006 cone space is adopted, and luminance compression and adaptation due to the self-luminous background are included by using a Michaelis-Menten function. Model parameters are determined by fitting the model to the experimental visual data obtained for brightness, hue, and the amount of color versus neutral. The model is validated with additional experimental data. An absolute brightness scale expressed in "bright" is proposed.
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