Color appearance under conditions of chromatic adaptation and contrast

Chromatic adaptation can significantly alter the color appearance of a light. We review measurements of changes in appearance caused by chromatic backgrounds and surrounds. Effects of long-, middle- and short-wavelength adapting lights are assessed by having observers adjust the physical light in a test patch to maintain a constant perceptual criterion: a test that appears neither reddish nor greenish. A variety of spatial and temporal stimulus configurations also is considered. An integrated account of the measurements is provided by the two-process theory of chromatic adaptation, originally proposed by Hurvich and Jameson in 1958, which specifies an adapting light alters receptoral sensitivities and, simultaneously, contributes an additive increment to opponent chromatic responses.

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