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The Munsell color system, a particular implementati<strong>on</strong> of HSV , is based <strong>on</strong><br />

these noti<strong>on</strong>s of color percepti<strong>on</strong> <strong>and</strong> is widely used in art as well as many other<br />

industries. This color space is defined by a physical collecti<strong>on</strong> of samples. Neigh-<br />

boring color swatches in the model are said to be perceptually equidistant from<br />

<strong>on</strong>e another, based <strong>on</strong> averages of numerous studies involving jnd’s. The system<br />

is a cylindrical coordinate system: a color wheel plus an irregular 2D grid around<br />

the core. The notati<strong>on</strong> for a given color is specified as HV/C (hue, value/chroma).<br />

Hue is characterized by 100 equally spaced hues around the perimeter. Value varies<br />

al<strong>on</strong>g the vertical axis from black (0) to white (10). Chroma, increases from no<br />

saturati<strong>on</strong> (0) <strong>on</strong> the center line outward to full saturati<strong>on</strong> (10 to 18, depending<br />

<strong>on</strong> the hue).<br />

Figure 3.26: Cutaway of the Munsell color solid <strong>and</strong> the corresp<strong>on</strong>ding<br />

c<strong>on</strong>stant hue page, 5Y. Adapted from [JF01].<br />

There are many reas<strong>on</strong>s for the popularity <strong>and</strong> usefulness of the Munsell system.<br />

It is exemplified by real color chips in the Munsell Book of Color [Mun], which<br />

is a carefully c<strong>on</strong>trolled illustrati<strong>on</strong> of the system; it is an open-ended system in<br />

the chroma dimensi<strong>on</strong> so that new, vivid <str<strong>on</strong>g>colorants</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>and</strong> new sources of color can<br />

be accommodated; <strong>and</strong> has been defined in terms of the 1931 CIE illuminant C,<br />

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