The von Kries coefficient law in color adaptation describes the relationship between the illuminant and the human visual system sensitivity.[1][2][3] The law accounts for the approximate color constancy in the human visual system.[4] It is the oldest and most widely used law to quantify color adaptation,[5] and is used widely in the field of vision and chromatic adaptation.
The von Kries coefficient law compensates for the illumination change using a purely diagonal scaling of the cone absorptions.[6] While the law does not provide a precise indication of the correction, it typically provides a reasonable approximation.
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^Kries, Johannes von (1902). "Theoretische Studien Ueber Die Umstimmung Des Sehorgans". Festschrift der Albrecht-Ludwigs-Universität in Freiberg zum Fünfzigjährigen Regierungsjubiläum Seiner Könighlichen Hoheit des Grossherzogs Friedrich (in German). Freiburg im Breisgau: C. A. Wagner's Universitäts-Buchdruckerei.
^Kries, Johannes von (1970) [1902]. "Theoretische Studien Ueber Die Umstimmung Des Sehorgans" [Chromatic Adaptation]. In MacAdam, David L (ed.). Sources of Color Science. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press. ISBN9780262130615. LCCN77110231. OCLC115810.
^Buchsbaum, G (1980). "A Spatial Processor Model for Object Colour Perception". Journal of the Franklin Institute. 310: 1–26. doi:10.1016/0016-0032(80)90058-7.
^Fernandez-Maloigne, Christine (2012). Advanced Color Image Processing and Analysis. New York: Springer Science+Business Media.