On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 10:37 PM, Gerhard Fuernkranz <nospam456@xxxxxx> wrote: > Pascal de Bruijn wrote: >> >>> Well I'd like to try to produce something like a ColorChecker at home. > > Note, the ColorChecker is a painted target, and the special thing are > the _spectral_ properties of the used paints, which attempt to resemble > real-world spectral reflectances. Ordinary inkjet prints won't have this > property. See Klaus' detailed explanation. > >>> Getting as near to the real thing as possible. > > Even "as near as possible" (i.e. metameric match under the light source > of your choice) still implies that you need to renounce the special > spectral properties of the original CC :-( Right, so you all made your point, on how pointless is to try to replicate a CC... But, I still like to know how the RGB values are approximated... Say for example I'd like to include some self measured skin tones to a generic chart? Regards, Pascal de Bruijn