Influence of surround luminance upon perceived blackness

Tetsuya Eda; Yoshiki Koike; Sakurako Matsushima; Koichi Ozaki; Miyoshi Ayama

doi:10.1117/12.805497

10 February 2009 Influence of surround luminance upon perceived blackness

Tetsuya Eda, Yoshiki Koike, Sakurako Matsushima, Koichi Ozaki, Miyoshi Ayama

Proceedings Volume 7240, Human Vision and Electronic Imaging XIV; 72400T (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.805497
Event: IS&T/SPIE Electronic Imaging, 2009, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

In this study, we investigated how the luminance ratio of the surround field (Ls) to that of the central field (Lc) influence the perceived blackness of the central field in a simple configuration of concentric circle (Experiment 1) and in digital images of masterpieces (Experiment 2). Results of Experiment 1 showed that perceived blackness of the central field becomes more blackish and deeper as the contrast between Lc and Ls increases. Results of Experiment 2 showed that perceived blackness of black area surrounded by relatively bright area in artistic images is stronger than the perceived blackness given by the same luminance contrast between the center and surround in a concentric circular configuration.

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Tetsuya Eda, Yoshiki Koike, Sakurako Matsushima, Koichi Ozaki, and Miyoshi Ayama "Influence of surround luminance upon perceived blackness", Proc. SPIE 7240, Human Vision and Electronic Imaging XIV, 72400T (10 February 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.805497

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