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INTRODUCTION
Standard tables (Tables 1–4) of color matching functions and illuminant spectral power distributions
have since 1931 been defined by the CIE, but the CIE has eschewed the role of preparing tables of
tristimulus weighting factors for the convenient calculation of tristimulus values. There have
subsequently appeared numerous compilations of tristimulus weighting factors in the literature with
disparity of data resulting from, for example, different selections of wavelength intervals and methods
of truncating abbreviated wavelength ranges. In 1970, Foster et al. (1)2 proposed conventions to
standardize these two features, and Stearns (2) published a more complete set of tables. Stearns’ work
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and later publications such as the 1985 revision of E308 have greatly reduced the substantial variations
in methods for tristimulus computation that existed several decades ago.
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The disparities among earlier tables were largely caused by the introduction of computations based
on 20-nm wavelength intervals. With the increasing precision of modern instruments, there is a
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likelihood of a need for tables for narrower wavelength intervals. Stearns’ tables, based on a 10-nm
interval, did not allow the derivation of consistent tables with wavelength intervals less than 10 nm.
The 1-nm table must be designated the basic table if others with greater wavelength intervals are to
have the same white point, and this was the reason for the 1985 revision of E308, resulting in tables
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The 1994 revision was made in order to introduce to the user a method of reducing the dependence
of the computed tristimulus values on the bandpass of the measuring instrument, using methods that
are detailed in this practice.
1. Scope
1.1 This practice provides the values and practical computation procedures needed to obtain CIE tristimulus values from spectral
reflectance, transmittance, or radiance data for object-color specimens.
1.2 Procedures and tables of standard values are given for computing from spectral measurements the CIE tristimulus values X,
Y, Z, and chromaticity coordinates x, y for the CIE 1931 standard observer and X10, Y10, Z10 and x10. y10 for the CIE 1964
supplementary standard observer.
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This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E12 on Color and Appearance and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E12.04 on Color and
Appearance Analysis.
Current edition approved June 1, 2018Aug. 1, 2022. Published September 2018August 2022. Originally approved in 1966. Last previous edition approved in 20172018
as E308 – 17.E308 – 18. DOI: 10.1520/E0308-18.10.1520/E0308-22.
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The boldface numbers in parentheses refer to the list of references at the end of this practice.
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1.3 Standard values are included for the spectral power of six CIE standard illuminants and three CIE recommended fluorescent
illuminants. Weight sets are included for tristimulus integration of nine standard or recommended CIE LED illuminants combined
with the two standard CIE observers.
1.4 Procedures are included for cases in which data are available only in more limited wavelength ranges than those
recommended, or for a measurement interval wider than that recommended by the CIE. This practice is applicable to spectral data
obtained in accordance with Practice E1164 with 1-, 5-, 10-, or 20-nm measurement interval.
1.5 Procedures are included for cases in which the spectral data are, and those in which they are not, corrected for bandpass
dependence. For the uncorrected cases, it is assumed that the spectral bandpass of the instrument used to obtain the data was
approximately equal to the measurement interval and was triangular in shape. These choices are believed to correspond to the most
widely used industrial practice.
1.5 This practice includes procedures for conversion of results to color spaces that are part of the CIE system, such as CIELAB
and CIELUV (3). Equations for calculating color differences in these and other systems are given in Practice D2244.
1.6 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.
1.7 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility
of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of
regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.8 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization
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established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued
by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
D2244 Practice for Calculation of Color Tolerances and Color Differences from Instrumentally Measured Color Coordinates
E284 Terminology of Appearance
E313 Practice for Calculating Yellowness and Whiteness Indices from Instrumentally Measured Color Coordinates
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E2022 Practice for Calculation of Weighting Factors for Tristimulus Integration
E2729 Practice for Rectification of Spectrophotometric Bandpass Differences
2.2 ANSI Standard:4
PH2.23 Lighting Conditions for Viewing Photographic Color Prints and Transparencies
2.3 CIE/ISO Standards:
ISO Standard 11664-1:2007(E)/CIE S 014-1/E:2006 Standard Colorimetric Observers4,5
ISO Standard 11664-2:2007(E)/CIE S 014-2/E:2006 Colorimetric Illuminants4,5
CIE Standard D 001 Colorimetric Illuminants and Observers (Disk)5
2.4 ASTM Adjuncts:
Computer diskElectronic file containing Tables 56
3. Terminology
3.1 Definitions of terms in Terminology E284 are applicable to this practice (see also Ref (4)).
3.2 Definitions:Definitions—Definitions are listed in dictionary alphabetical order which makes no distinction between capital
and lower-case ordering of the letters of the alphabet, and disregards spaces between multiple-word definiens. Otherwise, order
is determined by the UTF-8 value of the letter or symbol involved. Definitions that have the same meaning, but are not necessarily
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or contact ASTM Customer Service at [email protected]. For Annual Book of ASTM Standards
volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website.
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Available from American National Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 W. 43rd St., 4th Floor, New York, NY 10036, http://www.ansi.org.
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Available from CIE (International Commission on Illumination), http://www.cie.co.at or http://www.techstreet.com.
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Computer disk of tables is Electronically readable tables of tristimulus weight sets are available from ASTM Headquarters. Request Adjunct No. ADJE0308AADJE0308-
EA. Originally approved in 1994. Revised in 2017.2022.
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word-for-word identities as that contained in the committee terminology document, are notated with the designation of that
document after the definition.
3.2.3 chromaticity, n—the color quality of a color stimulus definable by its chromaticity coordinates. E284
3.2.4 chromaticity coordinates, n—the ratio of each of the tristimulus values of a psychophysical color (see section 3.2.7.11) to
the sum of the tristimulus values. E284
3.2.4.1 Discussion—
In the CIE 1931 standard colorimetric system, the chromaticity coordinates are: x5X⁄~X 1 Y 1 Z ! ,y5Y⁄~X 1 Y 1 Z ! ,z5Z⁄~X 1 Y
1 Z ! x; = X/(X + Y + Z), y = Y/(X + Y + Z), z = Z/(X + Y + Z); in the CIE 1964 supplementary colorimetric system, the same
equations apply with all symbols having the subscript 10 (see 3.2.73.2.10).
3.2.5 CIE, n—the abbreviation for the French title of the International Commission on Illumination, Commission Internationale
de l’Éclairage. E284
3.2.6 CIE 1931 (x, y) chromaticity diagram, n—chromaticity diagram for the CIE 1931 standard observer, in which the CIE 1931
chromaticity coordinates are plotted, with x as abscissa and y as ordinate. E284
3.2.7 CIE 1964 (x10, y10) chromaticity diagram, n—chromaticity diagram for the CIE 1964 supplementary standard observer, in
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3.2.7.1 Discussion—
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Fig. 1 shows the CIE 1931 and 1964 chromaticity diagrams, including the locations of the spectrum locus and the connecting
purple boundary.
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FIG. 1 The CIE 1931 x, y and 1964 x10,y10 Chromaticity Diagrams Ref (5) (see Note 2)
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3.2.8 CIE 1976 (u', v') or (u'10, v'10) chromaticity diagram, n—chromaticity diagram in which the CIE 1976 L* u* v* (CIELUV)
chromaticity coordinates are plotted, with u' (or u'10) as abscissa and v' (or v'10) as ordinate.
3.2.7 CIE 1931 standard colorimetric system, n—a system for determining the tristimulus values of any spectral power distribution
using the set of reference color stimuli, X, Y, Z and the three CIE color–matchingcolor-matching functions x¯(λ), y¯(λ), z¯(λ)
adopted by the CIE in 1931. E284
3.2.8 CIE 1931 standard observer, n—ideal colorimetric observer with color-matching functions x¯(λ), y¯(λ), z¯(λ) corresponding
to a field of view subtending a 2° angle on the retina; commonly called the “2° standard observer.” E284
3.2.9 CIE 1964 (x10, y10) chromaticity diagram, n—chromaticity diagram for the CIE 1964 standard observer, in which the CIE
1964 chromaticity coordinates are plotted, with x10 as abscissa and y10 as ordinate. E284
3.2.9.1 Discussion—
Fig. 1 shows the CIE 1931 and 1964 chromaticity diagrams, including the locations of the spectrum locus and the connecting
purple boundary.
3.2.10 CIE 1964 supplementary standard colorimetric system, n—a system for determining the tristimulus values of any spectral
power distribution using the set of reference color stimuli X10,Y10,ZZ10 and the three CIE color-matching functions x¯10(λ), y¯10(λ),
z¯10(λ) adopted by the CIE in 1964 (see Note 1). E284
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NOTE 1—Users should be aware that the CIE 1964 (10°) supplementary system and standard observer assume no contribution or constant contribution
of rods to vision. Under some circumstances, such as in viewing highly metameric pairs in very low light levels (where the rods are unsaturated), the
amount of rod participation can vary between the members of the pair. This is not accounted for by any trichromatic system of colorimetry. The 10° system
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3.2.11 CIE 1964 standard observer, n—ideal colorimetric observer with color-matching functions x¯ (λ), y¯ (λ), z¯ (λ) 10 10 10
corresponding to a field of view subtending commonly called the “10° standard observer” (see Note 1).
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rectangular coordinates v’ against u’, quantities defined as follows:
u' 5 4X/~X 1 15Y 1 3Z! 5 4x/~-2x 1 12y 1 3! (1)
v' 5 9Y/~X 1 15Y 1 3Z! 5 9y/~-2x 1 12y13! (2)
for the CIE 1931 standard colorimetric system, or v’10 against u’10 for the CIE 1964 standard colorimetric system, in which
case in the above formulae X10, Y10, Z10 are used instead of X, Y, Z and x10, y10 instead of x, y. E284
3.2.13 CIE recommended fluorescent illuminants, n—a set of spectral power distributions of 12 types of fluorescent lamps, the
most important of which are FL2, representing a cool white fluorescent lamp with correlated color temperature 4200 K, FL7, a
broad-band (continuous-spectrum) daylight lamp (6500 K), and FL11, a narrow-band (line-spectrum) white fluorescent lamp (4000
K).
3.2.14 CIE standard illuminant A, n—colorimetric illuminant, representing the full radiator at 2855.6 K, defined by the CIE in
terms of a relative spectral power distribution. E284
3.2.15 CIE standard illuminant C, n—colorimetric illuminant, representing daylight with a correlated color temperature of 6774
K, defined by the CIE in terms of a relative spectral power distribution. E284
3.2.16 CIE standard illuminant D65, n—colorimetric illuminant, representing daylight with a correlated color temperature of 6504
K, defined by the CIE in terms of a relative spectral power distribution. E284
3.2.16.1 Discussion—
Other illuminants of importance defined by the CIE include the daylight illuminants D50,D55, and D75. Illuminant D50 is used by
the graphic arts industry for viewing colored transparencies and prints (see ANSI PH2.23).
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3.2.17 CIELAB color scales, n—CIE 1976 L*,a*,b* opponent-color scales, in which a* is positive in the red direction and negative
in the green direction, and b* is positive in the yellow direction and negative in the blue direction.
3.2.18 CIELUV color scales, n—CIE 1976 L*,u*,v* opponent-color scales, in which u* is positive in the red direction and
negative in the green direction, and v* is positive in the yellow direction and negative in the blue direction.
3.2.19 color, n—of an object, aspect of object appearance distinct from form, shape, size, position or gloss that depends upon the
spectral composition of the incident light, the spectral reflectance, transmittance, or radiance of the object, and the spectral response
of the observer, as well as the illuminating and viewing geometry.
3.2.20 color, n—psychophysical, characteristics of a color stimulus (that is, light producing a visual sensation of color) denoted
by a colorimetric specification with three values, such as tristimulus values.
3.2.21 color–matching functions, n—the amounts, in any trichromatic system, of three reference color stimuli needed to match,
by additive mixing, monochromatic components of an equal–energy spectrum. E284
3.2.22 fluorescent illuminant, n—illuminant representing the spectral distribution of the radiation from a specified type of
fluorescent lamp. E284
3.2.15 CIE recommended fluorescent illuminants, n—a set of spectral power distributions of 12 types of fluorescent lamps, the
most important of which are FL2, representing a cool white fluorescent lamp with correlated color temperature 4200 K, FL7, a
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3.2.24 opponent-color scales, n—scales that denote one color by positive scale values, the neutral axis by zero value, and an
approximately complementary color by negative scale values, common examples being scales that are positive in the red direction
and negative in the green direction, and those that are positive in the yellow direction and negative in the blue direction. E284
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CIELAB color scales, n—CIE 1976 L*, a*, b* opponent-color scales, in which a* is positive in the red direction and
negative in the green direction, and b* is positive in the yellow direction and negative in the blue direction.
3.2.19 CIELUV color scales, n—CIE 1976 L*, u*, v* opponent-color scales, in which u* is positive in the red direction and
negative in the green direction, and v* is positive in the yellow direction and negative in the blue direction.
3.2.25 passband, n—a contiguous band of wavelengths in which at least a fraction of the incident light is selectively transmitted
by a light-modulating device or medium. E284
3.2.26 spectral, adj—for radiometric quantities, pertaining to monochromatic radiation at a specified wavelength or, by extension,
to radiation within a narrow wavelength band about a specified wavelength. E284
3.2.27 standard illuminant, n—a luminous flux, specified by its spectral distribution, meeting specifications adopted by a
standardizing organization. E284
3.2.23 CIE standard illuminant A, n—colorimetric illuminant, representing the full radiator at 2855.6 K, defined by the CIE in
terms of a relative spectral power distribution.
3.2.24 CIE standard illuminant C, n—colorimetric illuminant, representing daylight with a correlated color temperature of 6774
K, defined by the CIE in terms of a relative spectral power distribution.
3.2.25 CIE standard illuminant D65, n—colorimetric illuminant, representing daylight with a correlated color temperature of 6504
K, defined by the CIE in terms of a relative spectral power distribution.
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3.2.25.1 Discussion—
Other illuminants of importance defined by the CIE include the daylight illuminants D50, D55, and D75. Illuminant D50 is used by
the graphic arts industry for viewing colored transparencies and prints (see ANSI PH2.23).
3.2.26 standard observer, n—an ideal observer having visual response described by the CIE color-matching functions (see CIE
S 013 and Ref (3)).
3.2.27 CIE 1931 standard observer, n—ideal colorimetric observer with color-matching functions x¯(λ), y¯(λ), z¯(λ) corresponding
to a field of view subtending a 2° angle on the retina; commonly called the “2° standard observer.”
3.2.28 CIE 1964 supplementary standard observer, n—ideal colorimetric observer with color-matching functions x¯10(λ), y¯10(λ),
z¯10(λ) corresponding to a field of view subtending a 10° angle on the retina; commonly called the “10° standard observer” (see
Note 1).
3.2.28 tristimulus values, n—of a color stimulus, three amounts of the primary color stimuli required to make an additive match
to the color stimulus under consideration. E284
3.2.29 tristimulus weighting factors, Sx¯, Sy¯, Sz¯, n—factors obtained from products of the spectral power S of an illuminant and
the spectral color-matching functions x¯, y¯, z¯ (or x¯10, y¯10, z¯10) of an observer, usually tabulated at wavelength intervals of 10
or 20 nm, 10 nm, used to compute tristimulus values by multiplication by the spectral reflectance, transmittance, or radiance (or
the corresponding factors) and summation.
3.2.30.1 Discussion—
Proper account should be taken of the spectral bandpass of the measuring instrument. E284
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Proper account should be taken of the spectral bandpass of the measuring instrument. See Practice E2729.
4.1.1 Observer—Select either the CIE 1931 standard colorimetric observer (2° observer) or the CIE 1964 supplementary standard
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4.1.2 Illuminant—Select one of the CIE standard or recommended illuminants tabulated in this practice, CIE Standard S 014 or
D 001, or Ref (3) (see 3.2.22).
4.1.3 Measurement Interval—Select the measurement interval of the available spectral data. This practice provides for 1-, 5-, 10-,
or 20-nm measurement intervals. For best practice the measurement interval should be selected to be as nearly as possible equal
to the instrument bandpass.
4.2 Procedures—For data obtained at 1- or 5-nm measurement intervals, the procedures of 7.2 should be followed.
4.3 Procedures—The user should ascertain whether or not the spectral data For data obtained at 10- or 20-nm measurement
intervals, the tables of tristimulus weighting factors contained in Tables 5 should be used with spectral data that have been
corrected for bandpass dependence. The accuracy of tristimulus values is significantly improved by incorporating a correction for
bandpassFor standard methods of making such a correction see Practice E2729dependence into either the spectral data or the tables
of tristimulus weighting factors (see .7.2). The procedures used depend on this and on the measurement interval.
4.2.1 For data obtained at 1- or 5-nm measurement interval, the procedures of 7.2 should be followed.
4.2.2 For data obtained at 10- or 20-nm measurement interval, the tables of tristimulus weighting factors contained in Tables 5
should be used with spectral data that have been corrected for bandpass dependence. For standard methods of making such a
correction see Practice E2729.
4.2.3 A flow chart to ensure the use of proper combinations of data and tables is given in Fig. 2. The procedures of the practice
are given in detail in 7.1.
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4.4 A flow chart to ensure the use of proper combinations of data and tables is given in Fig. 2. The procedures of the practice are
given in detail in 7.1.
4.5 Calculations—CIE tristimulus values X, Y, Z or X10, Y10, Z10 are calculated by numerical summation of the products of
tristimulus weighting factors for selected illuminants and observers with the reflectance factors (or transmittance or radiance
factors) making up the spectral data.
4.6 The tristimulus values so calculated may be further converted to coordinates in a more nearly uniform color space such as
CIELAB or CIELUV.
5. Significance and Use
5.1 The CIE colorimetric systems provide numerical specifications that are meant to indicate whether or not pairs of color stimuli
match when viewed by a CIE standard observer. The CIE color systems are not intended to provide visually uniform scales of color
difference or to describe visually perceived color appearances.
5.2 This practice provides for the calculation of tristimulus values X, Y, Z and chromaticity coordinates x, y that can be used
directly for psychophysical color stimulus specification or that can be transformed to nearly visually uniform color scales, such
as CIELAB and CIELUV. Uniform color scales are preferred for research, production control, color-difference calculation, color
specification, and setting color tolerances. The appearance of a material or an object is not completely specified by the numerical
evaluation of its psychophysical color, because appearance can be influenced by other properties such as gloss or texture.
6. Procedure
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6.1 Selecting Standard Observer—When colorimetric results are required that will be compared with previous results obtained for
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the CIE 1931 standard observer, use the values in Table 1 for that observer. When new results are being computed, consider using
the values in Table 2 for the CIE 1964 supplementary standard observer, but see Note 1.
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desired, select the CIE 1964 supplementary standard colorimetric observer (but see Note 1).
6.2 Selecting Standard or Recommended Illuminants—Select illuminants according to the type of light(s) under which objects will
be viewed or for which their colors will be specified or evaluated.
6.2.1 When incandescent (tungsten) lamplight is involved, use values for CIE illuminant A.
6.2.2 When daylight is involved, use values for CIE illuminant C or D65.
6.2.3 When fluorescent-lamp illumination is involved, use 4200 K standard cool white (FL2) unless results are desired for 6500
K broad-band daylight (FL7) or 4000 K narrow-band white (FL11) fluorescent illumination.
6.3 Selecting the Measurement Interval—For greater accuracy select the 5-nm measurement interval over the 10-nm interval
where spectral data are available at 5-nm intervals. Likewise, select the 10-nm measurement interval over the 20-nm interval where
spectral data are available at 10-nm intervals. If the 20-nm interval is selected, users should ensureassure themselves that the
resulting accuracy is sufficient for the purpose for which the results are intended. For many industrial applications use of the 20-nm
interval may be satisfactory.
6.3.1 If the instrument used has a selectable measurement interval, select the interval that most nearly equals the bandwidth of the
instrument throughout the spectrum. If the instrument has an adjustable bandwidth, adjust the bandwidth to be approximately equal
to the measurement interval.
6.3.2 The measurement interval should be commensurate with the bandwidth. A much greater interval would undersample the
spectrum, and a much smaller interval would not improve the accuracy of the computation.
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TABLE 1 Spectral Tristimulus Values (Color-Matching Functions) x¯, y¯, z¯, of the CIE 1931 Standard (2°) Observer,
at 5 nm Intervals from 380 to 780 nm (See Note 2 and Ref (3))
λ(nm) x¯(λ) y¯(λ) z¯ (λ)
380 0.0014 0.0000 0.0065
385 0.0022 0.0001 0.0105
390 0.0042 0.0001 0.0201
395 0.0076 0.0002 0.0362
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0.0024
0.0093
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515 0.0291 0.6082 0.1117
520 0.0633 0.7100 0.0782
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525 0.1096 0.7932 0.0573
530 0.1655 0.8620 0.0422
535 0.2257 0.9149 0.0298
540 0.2904 0.9540 0.0203
545 0.3597 0.9803 0.0134
550 0.4334
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555 0.5121 1.0000 0.0057
560 0.5945 0.9950 0.0039
565 0.6784 0.9786 0.0027
570 0.7621 0.9520 0.0021
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TABLE 1 Continued
λ(nm) x¯(λ) y¯(λ) z¯ (λ)
690 0.0227 0.0082 0.0000
695 0.0158 0.0057 0.0000
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6.4 Other Miscellaneous Conditions—While the above selections cover the majority of industrial practices, the possibility exists
that other conditions could be encountered. Therefore, other procedures than those included in this practice may be used provided
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7. Calculations
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7.1 General Procedures—The general procedures for computing CIE tristimulus values are summarized as follows:
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7.1.1 Procedures as Specified by the CIE—The CIE procedures are specified in Ref (3) and summarized in Refs (5-9). The
fundamental definition is in terms of integrals,
X 5k * R ~ λ! S ~ λ! x̄ ~ λ! dλ
λ
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Y 5k * R ~ λ! S ~ λ! ȳ ~ λ! dλ
λ
Z 5k * R ~ λ! S ~ λ! z̄ ~ λ! dλ
λ
where:
R(λ) = the reflectance, transmittance, or radiance factor (on a scale of zero to one for the perfect reflecting diffuser),
S(λ) = the relative spectral power of a CIE standard illuminant, and
x¯(λ), y¯(λ), = the color-matching functions of one of the CIE standard observers.
z¯(λ)
The integration is carried out over the entire wavelength region in which the color-matching functions are defined, 360 to 830
nm. The normalizing factor k is defined as
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k 5 100/ S ~ λ! ȳ ~ λ! dλ
λ
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The CIE notes that in all practical calculations of tristimulus values the integration is approximated by a summation, giving the
equations as follows:
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TABLE 2 Spectral Tristimulus Values (Color-Matching Functions) x¯10, y¯10, z¯10, of the CIE 1964 Supplementary Standard (10°) Observer,
At 5 nm Intervals from 380 to 780 nm (See Note 2 and Ref (3))
λ(nm) x¯10(λ) y¯10(λ) z¯10(λ)
380 0.0002 0.0000 0.0007
385 0.0007 0.0001 0.0029
390 0.0024 0.0003 0.0105
395 0.0072 0.0008 0.0323
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520 0.1177 0.7618 0.0607
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525 0.1730 0.8233 0.0431
530 0.2365 0.8752 0.0305
535 0.3042 0.9238 0.0206
540 0.3768 0.9620 0.0137
545 0.4516 0.9822 0.0079
550
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0.5298 0.0040
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555 0.6161 0.9991 0.0011
560 0.7052 0.9973 0.0000
565 0.7938 0.9824 0.0000
570 0.8787 0.9556 0.0000
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λ(nm) x¯10(λ) y¯10(λ) z¯10(λ)
690 0.0199 0.0077 0.0000
695 0.0138 0.0054 0.0000
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R λ S λ x̄ λ ∆λ (5)
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R λ S λ ȳ λ ∆λ
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7.1.2 Procedure Using Tristimulus Weighting Factors—It is common industrial practice to carry out the summation to tristimulus
values in two steps. In the first of these, a set of normalized tristimulus weighting factors Wx, Wy, Wz is calculated as follows:
W x ~ λ! 5 k S ~ λ! x̄ ~ λ!∆λ (7)
W y ~ λ! 5 kS~ λ! ȳ ~ λ! ∆λ
W z ~ λ! 5 kS~ λ! z̄ ~ λ! ∆λ
k 5 100/ ( S ~ λ! ȳ ~ λ! ∆λ
360
(8)
For a given selection of illuminant, observer, measurement interval ∆λ, and measurement bandpass, this calculation needs to be
done only once, since the spectral reflectance (or transmittance or radiance) factor R(λ) is not included in the weighting factors
W. In the second step, tristimulus values X, Y, Z (or X10, Y10, Z10) are calculated using the values of W and R(λ) in the following
equations:
360W x ~ λ!R ~ λ!
X 5 Σ780 (9)
360W y ~ λ!R ~ λ!
Y 5 Σ780
360W z ~ λ!R ~ λ!
Z 5 Σ780
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NOTE 2—While 360 nm is recommended as the starting wavelength for summation and elsewhere in this practice, CIE data reproduced in Tables 1-4,
and the spectrum locus scale of Fig. 1, begin only at 380 nm; since the missing data cannot be supplied in all cases, these references to 380 nm should
remain. In the region between 360 and 379 nm, values of color matching functions are so small that their inclusion or omission in the calculations would
not lead to significant differences in the resulting tristimulus values.
7.1.3 For methods of calculating weighting factors from custom sources, see Practice E2022.
7.2 Summary of Calculations (see Note 2)—A general outline of the procedure is given in Fig. 2 in the form of a flow chart.
NOTE 3—For reflecting materials, calculate tristimulus values from spectral data obtained relative to the perfect reflecting diffuser. For transmitting
materials, calculate by use of the incident light as the reference.
7.2.1 Procedure for 1-nm Measurement Interval—Use the 1-nm spectral data in CIE S 014 and S 013 (or on CIE D 001 Disk) and
(Eq 36) and (Eq 47).
7.2.2.1 Procedure for Data Obtained at 5-nm Measurement Intervals—Prepare tables of tristimulus weighting factors for desired
illuminant-observer combinations, using the spectral data in Tables 1-4 (see Note 2), and (Eq 58) and (Eq 69). Use the tables so
prepared as described in 7.3 (see Note 4).
NOTE 4—Using the previous procedure at 10 nm or 20 nm intervals by omitting intermediate tabulated values is not allowed. Use the procedures of 7.3
instead.
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Intervals—Use the color-matching functions x¯(λ), y¯(λ), z¯(λ), from Table 1,
for the 1931 CIE standard colorimetric observer, or when desired the functions x¯10(λ), y¯10(λ), z¯10(λ), from Table 2, for the 1964
CIE supplementary standard colorimetric observer. Select the desired CIE standard or recommended illuminant, for example A,
C, or one of the D or F illuminants from Table 3 or Table ASTM E308-22
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color-matching functions by the tabulated value of the relative spectral power of the illuminant S(λ), and by the spectral reflectance
(or transmittance) factor R(λ) (or T(λ)) of the specimen. Obtain the sum of these products at 5 nm intervals over the wavelength
range 360 to 780 nm and use (Eq 36) and (Eq 47).
7.3.2.1 Data Available over the Wavelength Range 360 to 780 nm—Select the appropriate table of tristimulus weighting factors,
computed for triangular bandpass and 10 nm measurement intervals, for the desired illuminant and observer, from the nine sets
included in Tables 5 (10).
7.3.2.2 Data Available only for Wavelength Ranges Shorter than 360 to 780 nm—When data for R(λ), T(λ), or β(λ)β(λ) are not
available for the full wavelength range, add the weights at the wavelengths for which data are not available to the weights at the
shortest and longest wavelength for which spectral data are available. That is: add the weights for wavelengths 360, ..., up to the
last wavelength for which measured data are not available, to the next higher weight, for which such data are available; add the
weights for wavelengths of 780, ..., down to the last wavelength for which measured data are not available, to the next lower
weight, for which such data are available.
7.3.3.1 Data Available Over the Wavelength Range 360 to 780 nm—Copy the 20 nm spectrum into a 10 nm framework whose
indices, at 10 nm intervals, will run from 0 to 46 by copying the 22 values available to the even indices between 360 nm (index
2) and 780 nm (index 44). Extrapolate the 20 nm data to a range of 340 to 800 nm by use of the following equations:
R 0 5 3R 22 3R 41 R 6 (10)
R n 5 R n262 3R n2413 R n22 (11)
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TABLE 3 Relative Spectral Power Distributions S(λ) of CIE Standard Illuminants A,C,D50,D55,D65, and D75 at 5-nm Intervals
from 380 to 780 nm (See Note 2 and Ref (3))
λ A C D50 D55 D65 D75
(nm) S(λ) S(λ) S(λ) S(λ) S(λ) S(λ)
380 9.80 33.00 24.49 32.58 49.98 66.70
385 10.90 39.92 27.18 35.34 52.31 68.33
390 12.09 47.40 29.87 38.09 54.65 69.96
395 13.35 55.17 39.59 49.52 68.70 85.95
400 14.71 63.30 49.31 60.95 82.75 101.93
405 16.15 71.81 52.91 64.75 87.12 106.91
410 17.68 80.60 56.51 68.55 91.49 111.89
415 19.29 89.53 58.27 70.07 92.46 112.35
420 20.99 98.10 60.03 71.58 93.43 112.80
425 22.79 105.80 58.93 69.75 90.06 107.94
430 24.67 112.40 57.82 67.91 86.68 103.09
435 26.64 117.75 66.32 76.76 95.77 112.14
440 28.70 121.50 74.82 85.61 104.86 121.20
445 30.85 123.45 81.04 91.80 110.94 127.10
450 33.09 124.00 87.25 97.99 117.01 133.01
455 35.41 123.60 88.93 99.23 117.41 132.68
460 37.81 123.10 90.61 100.46 117.81 132.36
465 40.30 123.30 90.99 100.19 116.34 129.84
470 42.87 123.80 91.37 99.91 114.86 127.32
475 45.52 124.09 93.24 101.33 115.39 127.06
480 48.24 123.90 95.11 102.74 115.92 126.80
485 51.04 122.92 93.54 100.41 112.37 122.29
490 53.91 120.70 91.96 98.08 108.81 117.78
495 56.85 116.90 93.84 99.38 109.08 117.19
500 59.86 112.10 95.72 100.68 109.35 116.59
505 62.93 106.98 96.17 100.69 108.58 115.15
510 66.06 102.30 96.61 100.70 107.80 113.70
515 69.25 98.81 96.87 100.34 106.30 111.18
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540 85.95 102.10 100.75 102.10 104.41 106.29
545 89.41 103.95 101.54 102.53 104.23 105.60
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555 96.44 105.67 101.16 101.48 102.02 102.45
560 100.00 105.30 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
565 103.58 104.11 98.87 98.61 98.17 97.81
570 107.18 102.30 97.74 97.22 96.33 95.62
575
580
110.80
114.44
100.15
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585 118.08 95.43 96.21 94.59 92.24 90.60
590 121.73 93.20 93.50 91.43 88.69 87.00
595 125.39 91.22 95.59 92.93 89.35 87.11
600 129.04 89.70 97.69 94.42 90.01 87.23
605 132.70 88.83 98.48 94.78 89.80 86.68
610 136.35 88.40 99.27 95.14 89.60 86.14
615 139.99 88.19 99.16 94.68 88.65 84.86
620 143.62 88.10 99.04 94.22 87.70 83.58
625 147.24 88.06 97.38 92.33 85.49 81.16
630 150.84 88.00 95.72 90.45 83.29 78.75
635 154.42 87.86 97.29 91.39 83.49 78.59
640 157.98 87.80 98.86 92.33 83.70 78.43
645 161.52 87.99 97.26 90.59 81.86 76.61
650 165.03 88.20 95.67 88.85 80.03 74.80
655 168.51 88.20 96.93 89.59 80.12 74.56
660 171.96 87.90 98.19 90.32 80.21 74.32
665 175.38 87.22 100.60 92.13 81.25 74.87
670 178.77 86.30 103.00 93.95 82.28 75.42
675 182.12 85.30 101.07 91.95 80.28 73.50
680 185.43 84.00 99.13 89.96 78.28 71.58
685 188.70 82.21 93.26 84.82 74.00 67.71
690 191.93 80.20 87.38 79.68 69.72 63.85
695 195.12 78.24 89.49 81.26 70.67 64.46
700 198.26 76.30 91.60 82.84 71.61 65.08
705 201.36 74.36 92.25 83.84 72.98 66.57
710 204.41 72.40 92.89 84.84 74.35 68.07
715 207.41 70.40 84.87 77.54 67.98 62.26
720 210.36 68.30 76.85 70.24 61.60 56.44
725 213.27 66.30 81.68 74.77 65.74 60.34
730 216.12 64.40 86.51 79.30 69.89 64.24
735 218.92 62.80 89.55 82.15 72.49 66.70
740 221.67 61.50 92.58 84.99 75.09 69.15
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λ A C D50 D55 D65 D75
(nm) S(λ) S(λ) S(λ) S(λ) S(λ) S(λ)
745 224.36 60.20 85.40 78.44 69.34 63.89
750 227.00 59.20 78.23 71.88 63.59 58.63
755 229.59 58.50 67.96 62.34 55.01 50.62
760 232.12 58.10 57.69 52.79 46.42 42.62
765 234.59 58.00 70.31 64.36 56.61 51.98
770 237.01 58.20 82.92 75.93 66.81 61.35
775 239.37 58.50 80.60 73.87 65.09 59.84
780 241.68 59.10 78.27 71.82 63.38 58.32
where R refers to the measured reflectance or transmittance and the index zero refers to an extrapolated value at 340 nm and
the index n refers to the extrapolated value at 800 nm of the 10 nm interval spectrum. Use these values to calculate the missing
10 nm intervals between 360 and 780 nm, but discard these values immediately after the interpolation and use these values for no
other purpose.
With the extrapolated spectrum extended to indices 0 to 46, interpolate the missing 10 nm values by use of the following
equation:
R j 5 20.0625R j231 0.5625R j211 0.5625R j11 2 0.0625R j13 (12)
where the range of interpolation is for every odd numbered value of j between 3 and 43 inclusive.
Should any interpolated value be less than zero, such value should be set to zero.
Select the appropriate table of tristimulus weighting factors, computed for triangular bandpass and 10 nm measurement intervals,
for the desired illuminant and observer, from the nine sets included in Tables 5. Integrate the interpolated spectrum from index 2
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and indices appropriate to the range of the present spectrum. Follow the teachings
of 7.3.2.2 for the purpose of shortening the weighting factors to the appropriate range.
7.4 Chromaticity Coordinates—Obtain chromaticity coordinates x, y, z (for the CIE 1931 standard observer) by dividing each
tristimulus value X, Y, Z by the sum of all three: x = X ⁄(X + Y + Z); y = Y ⁄(X + Y + Z); and z = Z ⁄(X + Y + Z), or use the same
procedure with all quantities having the subscript 10 for the CIE 1964 supplementary standard observer.
7.5 CIE 1976 Uniform Color Spaces—When a color space more nearly uniform than X, Y, Z is desired, use CIELAB or CIELUV.
7.5.1 CIELAB or L*a*b*—This approximately uniform color space is produced by plotting in rectangular coordinates the
quantities L*, a*, b* defined as follows (3):
L* 5 116 f ~ Q Y ! 2 16 (13)
a* 5 500 @f ~ Q X ! 2 f ~ Q Y ! # (14)
b* 5 200 @f ~ Q Y ! 2 f ~ Q Z ! # (15)
where:
Q X 5 ~X/X n ! ; Q Y 5 ~Y/Y n ! ; Q Z 5 ~Z/Z n ! (16)
and
f ~ Q i ! 5 Q i 1/3 if Q i .~6/29!3 (17)
else
f ~ Q i ! 5 ~841/108!Q i 14/29 if Q i # ~6/29!3 (18)
where
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