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chromaticity coordinates

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chromaticity coordinates [‚krō·mə′tis·əd·ē kō′ȯrd·ən‚āts]
(optics)
The fractional amounts of thex, y,andzprimary colors, specified by the International Committee on Illumination, in a color sample; more precisely,x=X/(X+Y+Z),y=Y/(X+Y+Z),z=Z/(X+Y+Z), whereX, Y,andZare the integrals over wavelength λ of the product of the amount of light emerging from the sample per unit wavelength, and the tristimulus values,(λ),(λ), and(λ), respectively.


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In this system, L-value indicates whiteness and a* and b* values are chromaticity coordinates.
These tri-stimulus colorimetric coordinates are referred to as chromaticity coordinates.
The values of lightness and chromaticity coordinates before and after weathering tests were used to calculate the discoloration ([DELTA][E.
 
 
 
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