# Colour Difference#

## Delta E#

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 delta_E(a, b[, method]) Return the difference $$\Delta E_{ab}$$ between two given CIE L*a*b*, $$IC_TC_P$$, or $$J'a'b'$$ colourspace arrays using given method. DELTA_E_METHODS Supported $$\Delta E_{ab}$$ computation methods.

## CIE 1976#

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 JND_CIE1976 Just Noticeable Difference (JND) according to CIE 1976 colour difference formula, i.e. Euclidean distance in CIE L*a*b* colourspace. delta_E_CIE1976(Lab_1, Lab_2) Return the difference $$\Delta E_{76}$$ between two given CIE L*a*b* colourspace arrays using CIE 1976 recommendation.

## CIE 1994#

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 delta_E_CIE1994(Lab_1, Lab_2[, textiles]) Return the difference $$\Delta E_{94}$$ between two given CIE L*a*b* colourspace arrays using CIE 1994 recommendation.

## CIE 2000#

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 delta_E_CIE2000(Lab_1, Lab_2[, textiles]) Return the difference $$\Delta E_{00}$$ between two given CIE L*a*b* colourspace arrays using CIE 2000 recommendation.

## CMC#

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 delta_E_CMC(Lab_1, Lab_2[, l, c]) Return the difference $$\Delta E_{CMC}$$ between two given CIE L*a*b* colourspace arrays using Colour Measurement Committee recommendation.

## ITP#

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 delta_E_ITP(ICtCp_1, ICtCp_2) Return the difference $$\Delta E_{ITP}$$ between two given $$IC_TC_P$$ colour encoding arrays using Recommendation ITU-R BT.2124.

## Luo, Cui and Li (2006)#

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 delta_E_CAM02LCD(Jpapbp_1, Jpapbp_2) Return the difference $$\Delta E'$$ between two given Luo et al. (2006) CAM02-LCD colourspaces $$J'a'b'$$ arrays. delta_E_CAM02SCD(Jpapbp_1, Jpapbp_2) Return the difference $$\Delta E'$$ between two given Luo et al. (2006) CAM02-SCD colourspaces $$J'a'b'$$ arrays. delta_E_CAM02UCS(Jpapbp_1, Jpapbp_2) Return the difference $$\Delta E'$$ between two given Luo et al. (2006) CAM02-UCS colourspaces $$J'a'b'$$ arrays.

## Li, Li, Wang, Zu, Luo, Cui, Melgosa, Brill and Pointer (2017)#

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 delta_E_CAM16LCD(Jpapbp_1, Jpapbp_2) Return the difference $$\Delta E'$$ between two given Li et al. (2017) CAM16-LCD colourspaces $$J'a'b'$$ arrays. delta_E_CAM16SCD(Jpapbp_1, Jpapbp_2) Return the difference $$\Delta E'$$ between two given Li et al. (2017) CAM16-SCD colourspaces $$J'a'b'$$ arrays. delta_E_CAM16UCS(Jpapbp_1, Jpapbp_2) Return the difference $$\Delta E'$$ between two given Li et al. (2017) CAM16-UCS colourspaces $$J'a'b'$$ arrays.

## DIN99#

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 delta_E_DIN99(Lab_1, Lab_2[, textiles]) Return the difference $$\Delta E_{DIN99}$$ between two given CIE L*a*b* colourspace arrays using DIN99 formula.

## Standardized Residual Sum of Squares (STRESS) Index#

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 index_stress(d_E, d_V[, method]) Compute the Kruskal's Standardized Residual Sum of Squares (:math:STRESS) index according to given method. INDEX_STRESS_METHODS Supported $$STRESS$$ index computation methods.

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 index_stress_Garcia2007(d_E, d_V) Compute the Kruskal's Standardized Residual Sum of Squares (:math:STRESS) index according to García, Huertas, Melgosa and Cui (2007) method.

## Huang et al. (2015) Power-Functions#

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 power_function_Huang2015(d_E[, coefficients]) Improve the performance of the $$\Delta E$$ value for given coefficients using Huang, Cui, Melgosa, Sanchez-Maranon, Li, Luo and Liu (2015) power-function: $$d_E^{\prime}=a*d_{E^b}$$.