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Is it possible to quantitatively describe a color just by its reflectance or radiative spectrum?

April 26, 2017color possible quantitatively radiative Reflectance spectrum

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Is it possible to quantitatively describe a color just by its reflectance or radiative spectrum?

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Perceived color depends on the reflectance of the object (or the radiance of a source), but it also depends on the illumination, the viewing geometry, and the response and adaptation of the human observer. The spectral properties alone are not enough to fully describe a color.