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surface color

surface color Surface color is the appearance of a patch as the color of a material surface seen under illumination, rather than as light emitted by the patch itself.

Surface color is the appearance of a patch as the color of a material surface seen under illumination, rather than as light emitted by the patch itself. In this research context, it contrasts with aperture-color or self-luminous appearance, which occurs when the patch is seen as glowing light instead of a surface.

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Drafting source: Duay Killian; Nagai Takehiro. Optimal colors can predict luminosity thresholds in natural scenes. 2026; DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0343984; article XML SHA-256 8961fd4d0f9aa873d5fe3a54de860e1f00a6d7ead4eb1c533d7d7b3dc30d7498. “Optimal colors can predict luminosity thresholds in natural scenes” (10.1371/journal.pone.0343984).
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