Optimization of the method for color measurement and color-difference calculation of holographic prints with light...

To determine the methods of color measurement and color-difference calculation for holographic prints with light pillars, 94 pairs of holographic prints constituted by 17 different products were collected. A set of color-difference comparison experiments was organized by 64 observers with normal color vision, and a total of 86 groups of visual judgments were gathered. The CIELAB and CIEDE2000 color-difference values were calculated on the basis of the analysis of the microstructures of gratings distributed on the holographic paper. The performances of the original formulas were evaluated in terms of the standardized residual sum of squares index, and then they were optimized considering the power function effects (a, b factors) together with a contribution from lightness (k_L factor). Meanwhile, the color-difference threshold of the holographic prints was estimated with a goal to minimize the number of wrong decision in the visual experiment; therefore, the values were set as 2.50 and 2.00 for the original CIELAB and CIEDE2000 with the consistency of 91.5% and 98.9%, respectively. The results can also provide guidance to evaluate the color quality of the holographic prints with light pillars in the packaging and printing industries.