Everything about Color space
Standard that defines a specific range of colors
A color space is a specific organization of colors. In combination with color profiling supported by various physical devices, it supports reproducible representations of color – whether such representation entails an analog or a digital representation. A color space may be arbitrary, i.e. with physically realized colors assigned to a set of physical color swatches with corresponding assigned color names, or structured with mathematical rigor. A "color space" is a useful conceptual tool for understanding the color capabilities of a particular device or digital file. When trying to reproduce color on another device, color spaces can show whether shadow/highlight detail and color saturation can be retained, and by how much either will be compromised. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Color spaceA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Perception of Color in Architecture and Urban SpaceInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: The Time MachineThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Cardinal directions of color spaceCited 617 times
- Go sideways: List of color spaces and their usesA closely related topic
- Go sideways: CIELAB color spaceA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun A numerical representation of all the possible colors/colours in a particular display or printing system.
🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Cardinal directions of color space
Color naming reflects optimal partitions of color space
Morphology Segregation of Galaxies in Color-Color Gradient Space
Color constancy based on local space average color
An object-color space
Color space and its divisions
Interactive Color Image Segmentation using HSV Color Space
Color naming and the shape of color space
🆕 Influential since 2022
Perception of Color in Architecture and Urban Space
Guided Real Image Dehazing Using YCbCr Color Space
The non-Riemannian nature of perceptual color space
Quantitative Analysis of Structure Color of Photonic Crystal Sensors Based on HSB Color Space
Entropy based adaptive color image watermarking technique in $$YC_bC_r$$ color space
📚 Books worth reading
The Time MachineH. G. Wells · 1895
Is It Red? Is It Yellow? Is It Blue?Tana Hoban · 1978
Herbert HamakHerbert Hamak · 1992
Vision and ArtMargaret S. Livingstone · 2002
Color in public spacesKenneth E. Foote · 1983- 📕Teorija formeKosta Bogdanović · 1999
Press HereHervé Tullet · 2011
Design dimensionsCynthia Maris Dantzic · 1990
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🔗 Related topics
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