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Color Quality Metrics – Recent Progress and Future Perspective

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Author(s)

Yoshihiro Ohno

Abstract

The color quality of light sources for lighting includes the effects of white light chromaticity, as well as color rendition characteristics, including color fidelity and the aspects related to color preference and perception. In this paper, the current standards and the latest research on white light chromaticity and color saturation preferences are overviewed. The characteristics of TM-30 Fidelity Index and Gamut Index from the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) are examined in comparison to the Color Rendering Index (CRI). Current activities in International Commission on Illumination (CIE) related to these and future perspective of color quality metrics are discussed.
Proceedings Title
Proceedings of The 15th International Symposium of Science and Technology of Lighting
Conference Dates
May 23-27, 2016
Conference Location
Kyoto
Conference Title
The 15th International Symposium of Science and Technology of Lighting

Keywords

Color qiuality, lighting, light source, color rendering, color preference, chromaticity

Citation

Ohno, Y. (2016), Color Quality Metrics – Recent Progress and Future Perspective, Proceedings of The 15th International Symposium of Science and Technology of Lighting, Kyoto, -1, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=921262 (Accessed April 19, 2024)
Created July 30, 2016, Updated March 1, 2017