Theoretical analysis of subtractive color mixture characteristics V—Centroid of subtractive tristimulus values

Abstract

AbstractIn additive color mixture, when more than two component tristimulus values are given then the mixture result is determined from a linear combination of the components. On the other hand, in subtractive color mixture, the resultant tristimulus values are not uniquely determined from component tristimulus values. Hence, analyses regarding the minimum and the maximum bounds are very important to understand the possible ranges of tristimulus values of subtractive color mixture. In our previous series of articles, several theorems have been proven related to the bounds. In addition to the values, the centroid of a possible range is very important and essential to the prediction of subtractive color mixture. In the present article, several theorems related to the centroid are provided and proven. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Col Res Appl, 31, 418–424, 2006; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/col.20247