The geometric structure of color

J Vis. 2015 Jan 14;15(1):15.1.16. doi: 10.1167/15.1.16.

Abstract

Color is commonly described in terms of the three perceptual attributes-hue, saturation, and brightness-of which only hue has a qualitative nature, saturation and brightness being of a quantitative nature. A possible reason for such a phenomenological structure of the color manifold, and its geometric representation, are discussed.

Keywords: color; color geometry; fiber bundle.

MeSH terms

  • Color Perception / physiology*
  • Color*
  • Humans
  • Light*