colour.colorimetry.lightness Module¶
Lightness \(L*\)¶
Defines Lightness \(L*\) computation objects.
The following methods are available:
lightness_Glasser1958()
: Lightness \(L^*\) computation of given luminance \(Y\) using Glasser, Mckinney, Reilly and Schnelle (1958) method.lightness_Wyszecki1963()
: Lightness \(W\) computation of given luminance \(Y\) using Wyszecki (1963) method.lightness_CIE1976()
: Lightness \(L^*\) computation of given luminance \(Y\) as per CIE Lab implementation.
See also
References
[1] | Wikipedia. (n.d.). Lightness. Retrieved April 13, 2014, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightness |
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lightness_Glasser1958
(Y)[source]¶ Returns the Lightness \(L\) of given luminance \(Y\) using Glasser, Mckinney, Reilly and Schnelle (1958) method.
Parameters: Y (numeric or array_like) – luminance \(Y\). Returns: Lightness \(L\). Return type: numeric or array_like Notes
- Input luminance \(Y\) is in domain [0, 100].
- Output Lightness \(L\) is in range [0, 100].
References
[2] Glasser, L. G., McKinney, A. H., Reilly, C. D., & Schnelle, P. D. (1958). Cube-Root Color Coordinate System. J. Opt. Soc. Am., 48(10), 736–740. doi:10.1364/JOSA.48.000736 Examples
>>> lightness_Glasser1958(10.08) 36.2505626...
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colour.colorimetry.lightness.
lightness_Wyszecki1963
(Y)[source]¶ Returns the Lightness \(W\) of given luminance \(Y\) using Wyszecki (1963) method.
Parameters: Y (numeric or array_like) – luminance \(Y\). Returns: Lightness \(W\). Return type: numeric or array_like Notes
- Input luminance \(Y\) is in domain [0, 100].
- Output Lightness \(W\) is in range [0, 100].
References
[3] Wyszecki, G. (1963). Proposal for a New Color-Difference Formula. J. Opt. Soc. Am., 53(11), 1318–1319. doi:10.1364/JOSA.53.001318 Examples
>>> lightness_Wyszecki1963(10.08) 37.0041149...
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colour.colorimetry.lightness.
lightness_CIE1976
(Y, Y_n=100)[source]¶ Returns the Lightness \(L^*\) of given luminance \(Y\) using given reference white luminance \(Y_n\) as per CIE Lab implementation.
Parameters: - Y (numeric or array_like) – luminance \(Y\).
- Y_n (numeric or array_like, optional) – White reference luminance \(Y_n\).
Returns: Lightness \(L^*\).
Return type: numeric or array_like
Notes
- Input luminance \(Y\) and \(Y_n\) are in domain [0, 100].
- Output Lightness \(L^*\) is in range [0, 100].
References
[4] Wyszecki, G., & Stiles, W. S. (2000). CIE 1976 (L*u*v*)-Space and Color-Difference Formula. In Color Science: Concepts and Methods, Quantitative Data and Formulae (p. 167). Wiley. ISBN:978-0471399186 [5] Lindbloom, B. (2003). A Continuity Study of the CIE L* Function. Retrieved February 24, 2014, from http://brucelindbloom.com/LContinuity.html Examples
>>> lightness_CIE1976(10.08) array(37.9856290...)
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colour.colorimetry.lightness.
LIGHTNESS_METHODS
= CaseInsensitiveMapping({u'Lstar1976': <function lightness_CIE1976 at 0x7f5de0ab11b8>, u'Wyszecki 1963': <function lightness_Wyszecki1963 at 0x7f5de0ab1140>, u'CIE 1976': <function lightness_CIE1976 at 0x7f5de0ab11b8>, u'Glasser 1958': <function lightness_Glasser1958 at 0x7f5de0ab10c8>})¶ Supported Lightness computations methods.
- LIGHTNESS_METHODS : CaseInsensitiveMapping
- {‘Glasser 1958’, ‘Wyszecki 1963’, ‘CIE 1976’}
Aliases:
- ‘Lstar1976’: ‘CIE 1976’
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lightness
(Y, method=u'CIE 1976', **kwargs)[source]¶ Returns the Lightness \(L^*\) using given method.
Parameters: - Y (numeric or array_like) – luminance \(Y\).
- method (unicode, optional) – {‘CIE 1976’, ‘Glasser 1958’, ‘Wyszecki 1963’}, Computation method.
- **kwargs (dict, optional) – Keywords arguments.
Returns: Lightness \(L^*\).
Return type: numeric or array_like
Notes
- Input luminance \(Y\) and optional \(Y_n\) are in domain [0, 100].
- Output Lightness \(L^*\) is in range [0, 100].
Examples
>>> lightness(10.08) array(37.9856290...) >>> lightness(10.08, Y_n=100) array(37.9856290...) >>> lightness(10.08, Y_n=95) array(38.9165987...) >>> lightness(10.08, method='Glasser 1958') 36.2505626... >>> lightness(10.08, method='Wyszecki 1963') 37.0041149...