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Color space defined by Richard S. Hunter
Hunter Lab is a color space defined in 1948 by Richard S. Hunter. It was designed to be computed via simple formulas from the CIEXYZ space, but to be more perceptually uniform. Hunter named his coordinates L, a and b. Hunter Lab was a precursor to CIELAB, created in 1976 by the International Commission on Illumination (CIE), which named the coordinates for CIELAB as L*, a*, b* to distinguish them from Hunter's coordinates. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Hunter LabA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: Houghton Mifflin Science CaliforniaThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Hunter Associates Lab., Inc.Cited 0 times
- Go sideways: Adams chromatic valence color spaceA closely related topic
- Go sideways: LightnessA closely related topic
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
📚 Books worth reading
Houghton Mifflin Science CaliforniaHoughton Mifflin Company Staff · 2006
Study GuideSuperSummary · 2018
Lola Benko, Treasure HunterBeth McMullen · 2020
UntouchedSamantha Hunter · 2007- 📕Mapping landscapes for performance as researchLynette Hunter · 2009
- 📕Dinosaur Hunter Lab Pack (Eyewitness Virtual Reality)DK Publishing · 1996
- 📕Ghost LabMatthew Hongoltz-Hetling · 2025
- 📕Dinosaur Hunter 10-disk Lab Pack (Eyewitness Virtual Reality)DK Publishing
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🔗 Related topics
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- CIECAM02 In colorimetry, CIECAM02 is the color appearance model published in 2002 by the International Commission on Illumination (CIE) Technical Committee 8-01…
- Colorfulness Colorfulness, chroma and saturation are attributes of perceived color relating to chromatic intensity. As defined formally by the International Commission…
- CIELAB color space The CIELAB color space, also referred to as L*a*b*, is a color space defined by the International Commission on Illumination (abbreviated CIE) in 1976…
- CIELUV In colorimetry, the CIE 1976 L*, u*, v* color space, commonly known by its abbreviation CIELUV, is a color space adopted by the International Commission…
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