Prediction of color reproduction for skin color under different illuminants based on the color appearance models

In this paper, we study a color reproduction method to match the appearance of skin color images on CRT with a hardcopy under various viewing illuminants. Three color appearance models, von Kries, Fairchild and CIELAB, were applied to predict color reproduction on CRT display. Optimum color appearance model to predict color reproduction was estimated by psychophysical experiments based on the memory matching. As the result of the experiment, differences in visual perception between skin color patches and facial pattern images are also described. Introduction In the development of cosmetics and their sales promotion, it is required to predict skin color images under various illuminants, because appearance of skin color is depending on the illuminant in the environment. In our previous paper, we proposed a colorimetric method to predict skin color images under various illuminants on a CRT and a hardcopy. In the paper, the spectral reflectance was