colour.notation.munsell Module¶

Munsell Renotation System¶

Defines various objects for Munsell Renotation System computations:

munsell_value_priest1920(): Munsell value \(V\) computation of given luminance \(Y\) using Priest et al. (1920) method.
munsell_value_munsell1933(): Munsell value \(V\) computation of given luminance \(Y\) using Munsell, Sloan, and Godlove (1933) method.
munsell_value_moon1943(): Munsell value \(V\) computation of given luminance \(Y\) using Moon and Spencer (1943) method.
munsell_value_saunderson1944(): Munsell value \(V\) computation of given luminance \(Y\) using Saunderson and Milner (1944) method.
munsell_value_ladd1955(): Munsell value \(V\) computation of given luminance \(Y\) using Ladd and Pinney (1955) method.
munsell_value_mccamy1987(): Munsell value \(V\) computation of given luminance \(Y\) using McCamy (1987) method.
munsell_value_ASTM_D1535_08() [1] [2]: Munsell value \(V\) computation of given luminance \(Y\) using ASTM D1535-08e1 (2008) method.
munsell_colour_to_xyY() [1] [2]
xyY_to_munsell_colour() [1] [2]

References

[1]	(1, 2, 3) Paul Centore, Munsell and Kubelka-Munk Toolbox (Last accessed 26 July 2014)

[2]	(1, 2, 3) Paul Centore, http://www.99main.com/~centore/ColourSciencePapers/OpenSourceInverseRenotationArticle.pdf (Last accessed 26 July 2014)

colour.notation.munsell.munsell_value_priest1920(Y)[source]¶

Returns the Munsell value \(V\) of given luminance \(Y\) using Priest et al. (1920) method.

Parameters:	Y (numeric) – luminance \(Y\).
Returns:	Munsell value \(V\).
Return type:	numeric

Notes

Input Y is in domain [0, 100].
Output V is in domain [0, 10].

References

[14]	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightness (Last accessed 13 April 2014)

Examples

>>> munsell_value_priest1920(10.08)  
3.1749015...

colour.notation.munsell.munsell_value_munsell1933(Y)[source]¶

Returns the Munsell value \(V\) of given luminance \(Y\) using Munsell, Sloan, and Godlove (1933) method.

Parameters:	Y (numeric) – luminance \(Y\).
Returns:	Munsell value \(V\).
Return type:	numeric

Notes

Input Y is in domain [0, 100].
Output V is in domain [0, 10].

References

[15]	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightness (Last accessed 13 April 2014)

Examples

>>> munsell_value_munsell1933(10.08)  
3.7918355...

colour.notation.munsell.munsell_value_moon1943(Y)[source]¶

Returns the Munsell value \(V\) of given luminance \(Y\) using Moon and Spencer (1943) method.

Parameters:	Y (numeric) – luminance \(Y\).
Returns:	Munsell value \(V\).
Return type:	numeric

Notes

Input Y is in domain [0, 100].
Output V is in domain [0, 10].

References

[16]	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightness (Last accessed 13 April 2014)

Examples

>>> munsell_value_moon1943(10.08)  
3.7462971...

colour.notation.munsell.munsell_value_saunderson1944(Y)[source]¶

Returns the Munsell value \(V\) of given luminance \(Y\) using Saunderson and Milner (1944) method.

Parameters:	Y (numeric) – luminance \(Y\).
Returns:	Munsell value \(V\).
Return type:	numeric

Notes

Input Y is in domain [0, 100].
Output V is in domain [0, 10].

References

[17]	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightness (Last accessed 13 April 2014)

Examples

>>> munsell_value_saunderson1944(10.08)  
3.6865080...

colour.notation.munsell.munsell_value_ladd1955(Y)[source]¶

Returns the Munsell value \(V\) of given luminance \(Y\) using Ladd and Pinney (1955) method.

Parameters:	Y (numeric) – luminance \(Y\).
Returns:	Munsell value \(V\).
Return type:	numeric

Notes

Input Y is in domain [0, 100].
Output V is in domain [0, 10].

References

[18]	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightness (Last accessed 13 April 2014)

Examples

>>> munsell_value_ladd1955(10.08)  
3.6952862...

colour.notation.munsell.munsell_value_mccamy1987(Y)[source]¶

Returns the Munsell value \(V\) of given luminance \(Y\) using McCamy (1987) method.

Parameters:	Y (numeric) – luminance \(Y\).
Returns:	Munsell value \(V\).
Return type:	numeric

Notes

Input Y is in domain [0, 100].
Output V is in domain [0, 10].

References

[19]	Standard Test Method for Specifying Color by the Munsell System - ASTM-D1535-1989

Examples

>>> munsell_value_mccamy1987(10.08)  
3.7347235...

colour.notation.munsell.munsell_value_ASTM_D1535_08(Y)[source]¶

Returns the Munsell value \(V\) of given luminance \(Y\) using a reverse lookup table from ASTM D1535-08e1 (2008) method.

Parameters:	Y (numeric) – luminance \(Y\)
Returns:	Munsell value \(V\)..
Return type:	numeric

Notes

Input Y is in domain [0, 100].
Output V is in domain [0, 10].

Examples

>>> munsell_value_ASTM_D1535_08(10.1488096782)  
3.7462971...

colour.notation.munsell.MUNSELL_VALUE_METHODS = CaseInsensitiveMapping({u'Saunderson 1944': <function munsell_value_saunderson1944 at 0x1031c31b8>, u'McCamy 1987': <function munsell_value_mccamy1987 at 0x1031c32a8>, u'Ladd 1955': <function munsell_value_ladd1955 at 0x1031c3230>, u'ASTM D1535-08': <function munsell_value_ASTM_D1535_08 at 0x1031c3320>, u'Moon 1943': <function munsell_value_moon1943 at 0x1031c3140>, u'Priest 1920': <function munsell_value_priest1920 at 0x1031c3050>, u'Munsell 1933': <function munsell_value_munsell1933 at 0x1031c30c8>, u'astm2008': <function munsell_value_ASTM_D1535_08 at 0x1031c3320>})¶

Supported Munsell value computations methods.

MUNSELL_VALUE_METHODS : dict: (‘Priest 1920’, ‘Munsell 1933’, ‘Moon 1943’, ‘Saunderson 1944’, ‘Ladd 1955’, ‘McCamy 1987’, ‘ASTM D1535-08’)

Aliases:

‘astm2008’: ‘ASTM D1535-08’

colour.notation.munsell.munsell_value(Y, method=u'ASTM D1535-08')[source]¶

Returns the Munsell value \(V\) of given luminance \(Y\) using given method.

Parameters:	Y (numeric) – luminance \(Y\). method (unicode, optional) – (‘Priest 1920’, ‘Munsell 1933’, ‘Moon 1943’, ‘Saunderson 1944’, ‘Ladd 1955’, ‘McCamy 1987’, ‘ASTM D1535-08’) Computation method.
Returns:	Munsell value \(V\).
Return type:	numeric

Notes

Input Y is in domain [0, 100].
Output V is in domain [0, 10].

Examples

>>> munsell_value(10.08)  
3.7344764...
>>> munsell_value(10.08, method='Priest 1920')  
3.1749015...
>>> munsell_value(10.08, method='Munsell 1933')  
3.7918355...
>>> munsell_value(10.08, method='Moon 1943')  
3.7462971...
>>> munsell_value(10.08, method='Saunderson 1944')  
3.6865080...
>>> munsell_value(10.08, method='Ladd 1955')  
3.6952862...
>>> munsell_value(10.08, method='McCamy 1987')  
3.7347235...

colour.notation.munsell.munsell_specification_to_xyY(specification)[source]¶

Converts given Munsell Colorlab specification to CIE xyY colourspace.

Parameters:	specification (numeric or tuple) – Munsell Colorlab specification.
Returns:	CIE xyY colourspace matrix.
Return type:	ndarray, (3,)

Notes

Input Munsell Colorlab specification hue must be in domain [0, 10].
Input Munsell Colorlab specification value must be in domain [0, 10].
Output CIE xyY colourspace matrix is in domain [0, 1].

References

[12]	The Munsell and Kubelka-Munk Toolbox: MunsellAndKubelkaMunkToolboxApr2014: MunsellRenotationRoutines/MunsellToxyY.m

Examples

>>> spc = (2.1, 8.0, 17.9, 4)
>>> munsell_specification_to_xyY(spc)  
array([ 0.4400632...,  0.5522428...,  0.5761962...])
>>> munsell_specification_to_xyY(8.9)  
array([ 0.31006  ,  0.31616  ,  0.746134...])

colour.notation.munsell.munsell_colour_to_xyY(munsell_colour)[source]¶

Converts given Munsell colour to CIE xyY colourspace.

Parameters:	munsell_colour (unicode) – Munsell colour.
Returns:	CIE xyY colourspace matrix.
Return type:	ndarray, (3,)

Notes

Output CIE xyY colourspace matrix is in domain [0, 1].

Examples

>>> munsell_colour_to_xyY('4.2YR 8.1/5.3')  
array([ 0.3873694...,  0.3575165...,  0.59362   ])
>>> munsell_colour_to_xyY('N8.9')  
array([ 0.31006  ,  0.31616  ,  0.746134...])

colour.notation.munsell.xyY_to_munsell_specification(xyY)[source]¶

Converts from CIE xyY colourspace to Munsell Colorlab specification.

Parameters:	xyY (array_like, (3,)) – CIE xyY colourspace matrix.
Returns:	Munsell Colorlab specification.
Return type:	numeric or tuple
Raises:	`ValueError` – If the given CIE xyY colourspace matrix is not within MacAdam limits. `RuntimeError` – If the maximum iterations count has been reached without converging to a result.

Notes

Input CIE xyY colourspace matrix is in domain [0, 1].

References

[13]	The Munsell and Kubelka-Munk Toolbox: MunsellAndKubelkaMunkToolboxApr2014: MunsellRenotationRoutines/xyYtoMunsell.m

Examples

>>> xyY = np.array([0.38736945, 0.35751656, 0.59362])
>>> xyY_to_munsell_specification(xyY)  
(4.1742530..., 8.0999999..., 5.3044360..., 6)

colour.notation.munsell.xyY_to_munsell_colour(xyY, hue_decimals=1, value_decimals=1, chroma_decimals=1)[source]¶

Converts from CIE xyY colourspace to Munsell colour.

Parameters:	xyY (array_like, (3,)) – CIE xyY colourspace matrix. hue_decimals (int) – Hue formatting decimals. value_decimals (int) – Value formatting decimals. chroma_decimals (int) – Chroma formatting decimals.
Returns:	Munsell colour.
Return type:	unicode

Notes

Input CIE xyY colourspace matrix is in domain [0, 1].

Examples

>>> xyY = np.array([0.38736945, 0.35751656, 0.59362])
>>> # Doctests skip for Python 2.x compatibility.
>>> xyY_to_munsell_colour(xyY)  
'4.2YR 8.1/5.3'

colour.notation.munsell.parse_munsell_colour(munsell_colour)[source]¶

Parses given Munsell colour and returns an intermediate Munsell Colorlab specification.

Parameters:	munsell_colour (unicode) – Munsell colour.
Returns:	Intermediate Munsell Colorlab specification.
Return type:	float or tuple
Raises:	`ValueError` – If the given specification is not a valid Munsell Renotation System colour specification.

Examples

>>> parse_munsell_colour('N5.2')  
5.2...
>>> parse_munsell_colour('0YR 2.0/4.0')
(0.0, 2.0, 4.0, 6)

colour.notation.munsell.is_grey_munsell_colour(specification)[source]¶

Returns if given Munsell Colorlab specification is a single number form used for grey colour.

Parameters:	specification (numeric or tuple) – Munsell Colorlab specification.
Returns:	Is specification a grey colour.
Return type:	bool

Examples

>>> is_grey_munsell_colour((0.0, 2.0, 4.0, 6))
False
>>> is_grey_munsell_colour(0.5)
True

colour.notation.munsell.normalize_munsell_specification(specification)[source]¶

Normalises given Munsell Colorlab specification.

Parameters:	specification (numeric or tuple) – Munsell Colorlab specification.
Returns:	Normalised Munsell Colorlab specification.
Return type:	numeric or tuple

Examples

>>> normalize_munsell_specification((0.0, 2.0, 4.0, 6))
(10, 2.0, 4.0, 7)

colour.notation.munsell.munsell_colour_to_munsell_specification(munsell_colour)[source]¶

Convenient definition to retrieve a normalised Munsell Colorlab specification from given Munsell colour.

Parameters:	munsell_colour (unicode) – Munsell colour.
Returns:	Normalised Munsell Colorlab specification.
Return type:	numeric or tuple

Examples

>>> munsell_colour_to_munsell_specification('N5.2')  
5.2...
>>> munsell_colour_to_munsell_specification('0YR 2.0/4.0')
(10, 2.0, 4.0, 7)

colour.notation.munsell.munsell_specification_to_munsell_colour(specification, hue_decimals=1, value_decimals=1, chroma_decimals=1)[source]¶

Converts from Munsell Colorlab specification to given Munsell colour.

Parameters:	specification (numeric or tuple) – Munsell Colorlab specification. hue_decimals (int, optional) – Hue formatting decimals. value_decimals (int, optional) – Value formatting decimals. chroma_decimals (int, optional) – Chroma formatting decimals.
Returns:	Munsell colour.
Return type:	unicode

Examples

>>> # Doctests skip for Python 2.x compatibility.
>>> munsell_specification_to_munsell_colour(5.2)  
'N5.2'
>>> # Doctests skip for Python 2.x compatibility.
>>> spc = (10, 2.0, 4.0, 7)
>>> munsell_specification_to_munsell_colour(spc)  
'10.0R 2.0/4.0'

colour.notation.munsell.xyY_from_renotation(specification)[source]¶

Returns given existing Munsell Colorlab specification CIE xyY colourspace vector from Munsell Renotation System data.

Parameters:	specification (numeric or tuple) – Munsell Colorlab specification.
Returns:	CIE xyY colourspace vector.
Return type:	tuple
Raises:	`ValueError` – If the given specification doesn’t exist in Munsell Renotation System data.

Examples

>>> xyY_from_renotation((2.5, 0.2, 2.0, 4))  
(0.71..., 1.41..., 0.23...)

colour.notation.munsell.is_specification_in_renotation(specification)[source]¶

Returns if given Munsell Colorlab specification is in Munsell Renotation System data.

Parameters:	specification (numeric or tuple) – Munsell Colorlab specification.
Returns:	Is specification in Munsell Renotation System data.
Return type:	bool

Examples

>>> is_specification_in_renotation((2.5, 0.2, 2.0, 4))
True
>>> is_specification_in_renotation((64, 0.2, 2.0, 4))
False

colour.notation.munsell.bounding_hues_from_renotation(hue, code)[source]¶

Returns for a given hue the two bounding hues from Munsell Renotation System data.

Parameters:	hue (numeric) – Munsell Colorlab specification hue. code (numeric) – Munsell Colorlab specification code.
Returns:	Bounding hues.
Return type:	tuple

References

[3]	The Munsell and Kubelka-Munk Toolbox: MunsellAndKubelkaMunkToolboxApr2014: MunsellSystemRoutines/BoundingRenotationHues.m

Examples

>>> bounding_hues_from_renotation(3.2, 4)
((2.5, 4), (5.0, 4))

colour.notation.munsell.hue_to_hue_angle(hue, code)[source]¶

Converts from the Munsell Colorlab specification hue to hue angle in degrees.

Parameters:	hue (numeric) – Munsell Colorlab specification hue. code (numeric) – Munsell Colorlab specification code.
Returns:	Hue angle in degrees.
Return type:	numeric

References

[4]	The Munsell and Kubelka-Munk Toolbox: MunsellAndKubelkaMunkToolboxApr2014: MunsellRenotationRoutines/MunsellHueToChromDiagHueAngle.m

Examples

>>> hue_to_hue_angle(3.2, 4)
65.5

colour.notation.munsell.hue_angle_to_hue(hue_angle)[source]¶

Converts from hue angle in degrees to the Munsell Colorlab specification hue.

Parameters:	hue_angle (numeric) – Hue angle in degrees.
Returns:	(Munsell Colorlab specification hue, Munsell Colorlab specification code).
Return type:	tuple

References

[5]	The Munsell and Kubelka-Munk Toolbox: MunsellAndKubelkaMunkToolboxApr2014: MunsellRenotationRoutines/ChromDiagHueAngleToMunsellHue.m

Examples

>>> hue_angle_to_hue(65.54)  
(3.2160000..., 4)

colour.notation.munsell.hue_to_ASTM_hue(hue, code)[source]¶

Converts from the Munsell Colorlab specification hue to ASTM hue number in domain [0, 100].

Parameters:	hue (numeric) – Munsell Colorlab specification hue. code (numeric) – Munsell Colorlab specification code.
Returns:	ASM hue number.
Return type:	numeric

References

[6]	The Munsell and Kubelka-Munk Toolbox: MunsellAndKubelkaMunkToolboxApr2014: MunsellRenotationRoutines/MunsellHueToASTMHue.m

Examples

>>> hue_to_ASTM_hue(3.2, 4)  
33.2...

colour.notation.munsell.interpolation_method_from_renotation_ovoid(specification)[source]¶

Returns whether to use linear or radial interpolation when drawing ovoids through data points in the Munsell Renotation System data from given specification.

Parameters:	specification (numeric or tuple) – Munsell Colorlab specification.
Returns:	Interpolation method.
Return type:	unicode or None (‘Linear’, ‘Radial’, None)

Notes

Input Munsell Colorlab specification value must be an integer in domain [0, 10].
Input Munsell Colorlab specification chroma must be an integer and a multiple of 2 in domain [2, 50].

References

[7]	The Munsell and Kubelka-Munk Toolbox: MunsellAndKubelkaMunkToolboxApr2014: MunsellSystemRoutines/LinearVsRadialInterpOnRenotationOvoid.m

Examples

>>> spc = (2.5, 5.0, 12.0, 4)
>>> # Doctests skip for Python 2.x compatibility.
>>> interpolation_method_from_renotation_ovoid()  
'Radial'

colour.notation.munsell.xy_from_renotation_ovoid(specification)[source]¶

Converts given Munsell Colorlab specification to xy chromaticity coordinates on Munsell Renotation System ovoid. The xy point will be on the ovoid about the achromatic point, corresponding to the Munsell Colorlab specification value and chroma.

Parameters:	specification (numeric or tuple) – Munsell Colorlab specification.
Returns:	xy chromaticity coordinates.
Return type:	tuple
Raises:	`ValueError` – If an invalid interpolation method is retrieved from internal computations.

Notes

Input Munsell Colorlab specification value must be an integer in domain [1, 9].
Input Munsell Colorlab specification chroma must be an integer and a multiple of 2 in domain [2, 50].

References

[8]	The Munsell and Kubelka-Munk Toolbox: MunsellAndKubelkaMunkToolboxApr2014: MunsellRenotationRoutines/FindHueOnRenotationOvoid.m

Examples

>>> xy_from_renotation_ovoid((2.5, 5.0, 12.0, 4))  
(0.4333..., 0.5602...)
>>> xy_from_renotation_ovoid(8)
(0.31006, 0.31616)

colour.notation.munsell.LCHab_to_munsell_specification(LCHab)[source]¶

Converts from CIE LCHab colourspace to approximate Munsell Colorlab specification.

Parameters:	LCHab (array_like, (3,)) – CIE LCHab colourspace matrix.
Returns:	Munsell Colorlab specification.
Return type:	tuple

Notes

Input \(L^*\) is in domain [0, 100].

References

[9]	The Munsell and Kubelka-Munk Toolbox: MunsellAndKubelkaMunkToolboxApr2014: GeneralRoutines/CIELABtoApproxMunsellSpec.m

Examples

>>> LCHab = np.array([100, 17.50664796, 244.93046842])
>>> LCHab_to_munsell_specification(LCHab)  
(8.0362412..., 10.0, 3.5013295..., 1)

colour.notation.munsell.maximum_chroma_from_renotation(hue, value, code)[source]¶

Returns the maximum Munsell chroma from Munsell Renotation System data using given Munsell Colorlab specification hue, Munsell Colorlab specification value and Munsell Colorlab specification code.

Parameters:	hue (numeric) – Munsell Colorlab specification hue. value (numeric) – Munsell value code. code (numeric) – Munsell Colorlab specification code.
Returns:	Maximum chroma.
Return type:	numeric

References

[10]	The Munsell and Kubelka-Munk Toolbox: MunsellAndKubelkaMunkToolboxApr2014: MunsellRenotationRoutines/MaxChromaForExtrapolatedRenotation.m

Examples

>>> maximum_chroma_from_renotation(2.5, 5, 5)
14.0

colour.notation.munsell.munsell_specification_to_xy(specification)[source]¶

Converts given Munsell Colorlab specification to xy chromaticity coordinates by interpolating over Munsell Renotation System data.

Parameters:	specification (numeric or tuple) – Munsell Colorlab specification.
Returns:	xy chromaticity coordinates.
Return type:	tuple

Notes

Input Munsell Colorlab specification value must be an integer in domain [0, 10].
Output xy chromaticity coordinates are in domain [0, 1].

References

[11]	The Munsell and Kubelka-Munk Toolbox: MunsellAndKubelkaMunkToolboxApr2014: MunsellRenotationRoutines/MunsellToxyForIntegerMunsellValue.m

Examples

>>> # Doctests ellipsis for Python 2.x compatibility.
>>> munsell_specification_to_xy((2.1, 8.0, 17.9, 4))  
(0.440063..., 0.552242...)
>>> munsell_specification_to_xy(8)  
(0.31006..., 0.31616...)