Re: Neutral grey under different lighting
Re: Neutral grey under different lighting
- Subject: Re: Neutral grey under different lighting
- From: Andrew Rodney <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 03 Sep 2007 08:08:48 -0600
- Thread-topic: Neutral grey under different lighting
On 9/3/07 12:47 AM, "Marco Ugolini" wrote:
> *Metamerism* is the effect whereby *two* colored objects built with colorants
> of different spectra appear to match one another colorimetrically under a
> given illuminant. It's a *positive* effect, not one that should be avoided.
> Without metamerism, the only way to match a target color would be to create it
> with exactly the same pigments and materials.
Very true. Its both our friend and our enemy. A metameric failure is one
most users talk about and is also possible. Color Inconsistency as you
discuss is also referred to as a metameric failure and I think that term is
acceptable.
Andrew Rodney
http://www.digitaldog.net/
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