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Re:HCL: a color model that actually matches our perceptions ... by mjpuser on Wednesday April 06, 2016 @09:39AM (#11438668)
I can't figure out what this has to do with perception. In our retina, we have rods for brightness and cones as color sensors. So perception would be farther up, possibly in ganglion cells, thalamus, or visual cortex.

Side note: this is still an interesting topic though, and there is nothing wrong with exploring non-human modes of perception.

Re:HCL: a color model that actually matches our perceptions ... by tamana on Wednesday April 06, 2016 @11:56AM (#11439616)
It's black-box modeling of perception by tweaking inputs (light) and measuring outputs (human statements of how intense/smooth/whatever it looks)
Re:HCL: a color model that actually matches our perceptions ... by Aleman360 on Wednesday April 06, 2016 @11:43AM (#11439500)
IIRC the LAB color space was originally based off of empirical data from studies conducted on actual peoples' perception.
Re:HCL: a color model that actually matches our perceptions ... by elsherbini on Wednesday April 06, 2016 @01:29PM (#11440241)
This talk from the matplotlib people on making a better color map goes into some details about physical perception and what it means for picking colors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAoljeRJ3lU