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Calculating the CQS and Duv from the SPD curve of: DAL Baltic 64005: TH

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Illuminant: Baltic 64005

CCT: 2799K | Duv: -0.0008 | CQS: 98.7

CQS Calculations

CQS - Calculation Summary

  • Find the chromaticity xy co-ordinates of the test source from its calculated CIE 1931 color space XYZ values.
  • Determine the correlated color temperature (CCT) of the test source and select the appropriate black body reference source.
  • Illuminate the fifteen CQS test colour samples, alternately using both sources.
  • Calculate the CIE 1976 (L*, a*, b*) color space coordinates of the light reflected by each sample.
  • Calculate the various ΔC*ab and ΔE*ab values as indicated in the table below.
  • Calculate the overall CQS using the equation: CQS = 10 * log(exp(((100-ScalingFactor*OverAllΔE*abSF))/10)+1)
    • With the ScalingFactor of 3.2
    • OverAllΔE*abSF = √[(ΔE*abSF_1)² + (ΔE*abSF_2)² + ... + (ΔE*abSF_15)²]
  • See the information page for more information.

IlluminantBlack Body
X110.9368110.5906
Y100100
Z35.225634.1135
u0.25850.2582
v0.34950.3503

 VS01VS02VS03VS04VS05VS06VS07VS08VS09VS10VS11VS12VS13VS14VS15
Δx-0.001-0.0000.0010.0000.001-0.000-0.002-0.003-0.003-0.003-0.003-0.003-0.003-0.002-0.002
Δy0.000-0.001-0.001-0.001-0.002-0.002-0.003-0.004-0.004-0.003-0.003-0.003-0.002-0.001-0.000
ΔC*ab-0.530.010.07-0.18-0.37-0.400.020.370.280.13-0.07-0.20-0.44-0.46-0.47
ΔE*ab0.60.30.10.20.50.40.40.40.30.40.40.30.50.50.6
ΔE*abSF0.60.30.10.20.50.40.40.10.20.40.40.30.50.50.6
CQ98991009998999910099999999989898
p(ΔC*ab)0.000.010.070.000.000.000.020.370.280.130.000.000.000.000.00
p(ΔC*abWL)0.000.010.070.000.000.000.020.370.280.130.000.000.000.000.00

IlluminantVS01VS02VS03VS04VS05VS06VS07VS08VS09VS10VS11VS12VS13VS14VS15
x0.64080.58790.55990.52530.47930.43160.35030.31890.31520.28200.27310.34460.47430.53460.5837
y0.32690.38010.41800.44580.47860.49910.51750.45780.41180.36170.32320.31140.33370.34060.3341
u0.45440.36830.32480.28780.24630.21250.16470.16230.17240.16650.17250.22790.31320.35530.3996
v0.34770.35720.36370.36650.36890.36850.36490.34970.33790.32020.30630.30890.33060.33960.3432
L*46.8665.7072.2078.1976.9865.0953.6452.6453.3343.2134.7535.7550.9561.9454.18
a*56.6141.2724.668.22-13.43-27.85-45.57-42.53-34.77-28.31-18.99-0.1924.8341.1949.43
b*37.4953.4571.2970.0159.3337.3012.19-13.57-28.06-41.75-45.93-41.38-20.51-1.7913.65
C*ab67.8967.5375.4370.4960.8346.5547.1744.6444.6850.4449.7041.3832.2141.2351.28

Black BodyVS01VS02VS03VS04VS05VS06VS07VS08VS09VS10VS11VS12VS13VS14VS15
x0.64210.58820.55930.52480.47850.43180.35190.32160.31800.28510.27610.34750.47750.53650.5854
y0.32670.38060.41920.44730.48070.50150.52050.46150.41540.36510.32640.31430.33540.34150.3345
u0.45570.36820.32370.28680.24500.21180.16480.16290.17310.16740.17350.22880.31470.35620.4008
v0.34780.35730.36390.36670.36920.36900.36560.35070.33920.32160.30770.31030.33150.34010.3435
L*46.8665.5872.2178.2577.1365.1853.7052.6353.2843.1034.6435.7050.9861.8254.10
a*57.2541.5224.568.08-13.85-28.00-45.45-42.21-34.46-27.90-18.66-0.0125.3641.6449.97
b*37.4653.2471.2470.2159.6237.6912.56-13.33-27.99-41.87-46.14-41.59-20.56-2.0613.44
C*ab68.4267.5275.3670.6761.2146.9547.1544.2744.4050.3149.7741.5932.6541.6951.75