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=Albert Munsell, ''Color Notation'' 1905= |
=Albert Munsell, ''Color Notation'' 1905= |
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Munsell's color notation was the first to arrange the color perception components, hue, value, and chroma, into a three-dimensional arrangement. |
Munsell's color notation was the first to arrange the color perception components, hue, value, and chroma, into a three-dimensional arrangement. There 10 hues in Munsell's notation: R, YR, Y, GY, G, BG, B, PB, P, RP. Value ranges from 0 (black) to 10 (white). Chroma ranges from 0 (gray) to 30+. The hue is specified first, followed by value/chroma; e.g., 5R 3/4 is a red of value 3, chroma 4. There is a reasonable introduction to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munsell Munsell] in the Wikipedia. |
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[[Image:Munsell-tree.gif]] |
[[Image:Munsell-tree.gif|thumb|left|Hue, value, and chroma are all equal perceptual spacing!]] |
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Hue, value, and chroma are all equal perceptual spacing! |
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==Munsell Notation== |
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There 10 hues: |
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R, YR, Y, GY, G, BG, B, PB, P, RP |
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5Y 8/10 and 5PB 4/20 |
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[[Image:Munsell-hues.png]] |
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There is a reasonable introduction to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munsell|Munsell] in the Wikipedia. |
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Revision as of 17:48, 30 October 2006
Albert Munsell, Color Notation 1905
Munsell's color notation was the first to arrange the color perception components, hue, value, and chroma, into a three-dimensional arrangement. There 10 hues in Munsell's notation: R, YR, Y, GY, G, BG, B, PB, P, RP. Value ranges from 0 (black) to 10 (white). Chroma ranges from 0 (gray) to 30+. The hue is specified first, followed by value/chroma; e.g., 5R 3/4 is a red of value 3, chroma 4. There is a reasonable introduction to Munsell in the Wikipedia.
