Metamerism – The Deceptive Nature of Color Matching

Metamerism – The Deceptive Nature of Color Matching

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Episode 11
02:072025-06-02
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Uncover the concept of metamerism, where two objects look like the same color under one light but different under another. This episode explains how this phenomenon of color perception impacts everything from color vision tests to industrial design.

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metamerism
color perception
color vision
trichromatic vision
Ishihara plates
spectral reflectance

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