Colorspace

A Colorspace is a way to define a color. The two main types/groups are RGB and YUV.

here is a list of colorspaces:

• RGB
• BGR
• RGB24
• RGB32
• YUV
• YV12
• HSL
• HSB
• CMYK
• CMY
• CIELUV
• CIELAB
• CIE 1964
• YIQ
• YCbCr
• YCoCg
• YDrDb
• YPrPb
• YCC

Under http://www.easyrgb.com/math.php is a huge list of Colorspace conversion formulas.

Standardization of Colors:

• INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION ON ILLUMINATION (CIE) http://www.cie.co.at/cie/

Division 1: Vision and Colour Division 2: Measurement of Light and Radiation Division 3: Interior Environment and Lighting Design Division 4: Lighting and Signalling for Transport Division 5: Exterior Lighting and Other Applications Division 6: Photobiology and Photochemistry Division 8: Image Technology

• INTERNATIONAL COLOR CONSORTIUM (ICC) http://www.color.org/

color management (eg. the same color on every system PC, Mac, UNIX, Linux, DVD Players, ...)