Munsell Color Space data files

by martian on 12/4/2009, 4:35 PM with 7 comments
  • by jacobolus on 12/4/2009, 6:05 PM

    Anyone looking to understand color science should track down Mark Fairchild’s book Color Appearance Models, http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0470012161/

    The best color science resource I know of online is Bruce MacEvoy’s website, http://handprint.com/LS/CVS/color.html and those interested in the Munsell system in particular should see this page: http://handprint.com/HP/WCL/color7.html

    I’ve been meaning to finish writing the Wikipedia page about the Munsell system, especially the woefully inadequate history section, for more than two years now, but never get around to it; in any case, feel free to leave feedback about its current state.

  • by Hexstream on 12/4/2009, 5:22 PM

    The Munsell color space is apparently more intuitive than even HSV (Hue is always intuitive but I'm having a hard time predicting the effect of changing Saturation and Value sometimes). It relates strongly to the way we actually perceive color because it's defined in those terms.

    I've been meaning to use it for some time but last I checked, it seemed encumbered by patents and that the only way was to use some proprietary programs you have to pay for... I didn't know these data mapping files were available!

  • by almost on 12/4/2009, 5:13 PM

    For those asking "What on earth is Munsell Color Space?": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munsell