Color spaces

CAM16

(CIECAM16-UCS)

A color appearance model created in 2016 by the International Commission on Illumination (CIE). CAM16 is an improved model after its predecessor, CAM02.

How it affects UI design

Uniform color spaces are linear models of human vision. However, human perception is non-linear. Do not rely on these color spaces alone to create aesthetically balanced colors.

Color scales can be created by interpolation in various color spaces.

Sources:

  1. Changjun Li, Zhiqiang Li, Zhifeng Wang, Yang Xu, Ming Ronnier Luo, Guihua Cui, Manuel Melgosa, Michael H. Brill, Michael Pointer. Comprehensive color solutions: CAM16, CAT16,and CAM16-UCS. Wiley. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/col.22131
  2. Color appearance model (CAM16). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_appearance_model#CAM16