Etymology

Helmholtz-Kohlrausch effect

Today it means: A perceptual phenomenon wherein the intense saturation of spectral hue is perceived as part of the color's luminance. Full definition →

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Named after Hermann von Helmholtz and V. A. Kohlrausch.

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