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- From: dangold1@iastate.edu (Daniel M Goldman)
- Subject: Re: Is there a mathematical relationship RGB -> wavelength?
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- Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA
- References: <1992Aug9.151055.25530@cis.ohio-state.edu> <92225.171906POLOWINJ@QUCDN.QueensU.CA>
- Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 13:07:55 GMT
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- In <92225.171906POLOWINJ@QUCDN.QueensU.CA> Joel Polowin <POLOWINJ@QUCDN.QueensU.CA> writes:
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- > > For curiosity's sake, I was wondering if it is possible to take a set
- > > of RGB color fractions and come up with an approximate wavelength of
- > > the observed mixture. I suppose this could be done by just
- > > interpolating between some known values in a table, but I would like
- > > to know if there is a way to actually calculate the wavelength. Of
- > > course, I'd also be interested in a formula to compute the RGB
- > > fractions for a given wavelength.
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- In dealing with real light, we run into metamers, colors which look
- the same under one light source, but look like different colors
- under a different light source. Colors expressed as wavelength,
- I believe, are the most specific. However, if memory serves, you
- can have a hue-chroma-brightness specification which can be
- matched by more than one "wavelength" specified color, that is,
- they might be metamers. I don't really know if this has anything
- to do with computer color graphics, but if it does, beware. -DmG
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