A study of spectral reflectance reconstruction using the weighted fitting algorithm based on the Sino Colour Book

• Published in: Coloration technology 2024-02, Vol.140 (1), p.61-74
• Main Authors: Liu, Yuexin, Li, Juan, Wang, Xin, Li, Xuetong, Song, Yang, Li, Rong
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Algorithms; Color; Light sources; Metamerism; Parameters; Reconstruction; Spectral reflectance
• ISSN: 1472-3581; 1478-4408
• DOI: 10.1111/cote.12691

The spectral reflectance of a colour is its most essential characteristic, and it does not change with changes of equipment or light source. Therefore, the reconstruction of spectral reflectance from parameters such as colour tristimulus value and RGB has attracted the attention of researchers. To avoid the occurrence of metamerism in the colour reproduction process and to achieve the purpose of colour spectral reproduction, the spectral reflectance and the optimal parameters of the reconstruction using the weighted fitting method were discussed experimentally with the colour data measured from the Sino Colour Book as the research object. The results show that the best results are obtained when the weighted fitting parameters are weighted by the third power and eight colour samples are involved in the fitting. The reconstructed spectral reflectance obtained by the weighted fitting method has little variation and high overlap with the actual spectral reflectance obtained at each hue and lightness, thus meets the requirements of practical applications.