colour.difference.delta_E_CIE2000#

colour.difference.delta_E_CIE2000(Lab_1: ArrayLike, Lab_2: ArrayLike, textiles: bool = False) NDArrayFloat[source]#

Return the difference \(\Delta E_{00}\) between two given CIE L*a*b* colourspace arrays using CIE 2000 recommendation.

Parameters:
  • Lab_1 (ArrayLike) – CIE L*a*b* colourspace array 1.

  • Lab_2 (ArrayLike) – CIE L*a*b* colourspace array 2.

  • textiles (bool) – Textiles application specific parametric factors. \(k_L=2,\ k_C=k_H=1\) weights are used instead of \(k_L=k_C=k_H=1\).

Returns:

Colour difference \(\Delta E_{00}\).

Return type:

numpy.ndarray

Notes

Domain

Scale - Reference

Scale - 1

Lab_1

L_1 : [0, 100]

a_1 : [-100, 100]

b_1 : [-100, 100]

L_1 : [0, 1]

a_1 : [-1, 1]

b_1 : [-1, 1]

Lab_2

L_2 : [0, 100]

a_2 : [-100, 100]

b_2 : [-100, 100]

L_2 : [0, 1]

a_2 : [-1, 1]

b_2 : [-1, 1]

  • Parametric factors \(k_L=k_C=k_H=1\) weights under reference conditions:

    • Illumination: D65 source

    • Illuminance: 1000 lx

    • Observer: Normal colour vision

    • Background field: Uniform, neutral gray with \(L^*=50\)

    • Viewing mode: Object

    • Sample size: Greater than 4 degrees

    • Sample separation: Direct edge contact

    • Sample colour-difference magnitude: Lower than 5.0 \(\Delta E_{00}\)

    • Sample structure: Homogeneous (without texture)

References

[Mel13], [SWD05]

Examples

>>> Lab_1 = np.array([100.00000000, 21.57210357, 272.22819350])
>>> Lab_2 = np.array([100.00000000, 426.67945353, 72.39590835])
>>> delta_E_CIE2000(Lab_1, Lab_2)  
94.0356490...
>>> Lab_2 = np.array([50.00000000, 426.67945353, 72.39590835])
>>> delta_E_CIE2000(Lab_1, Lab_2)  
100.8779470...
>>> delta_E_CIE2000(Lab_1, Lab_2, textiles=True)  
95.7920535...