Fast algorithm for computing color gamuts

Abstract

Abstract A fast and accurate algorithm for computing color gamuts has been developed. In the form presented here for illustration, color gamuts are computed from the dye amounts of subtractive color mixtures. Based on the one‐to‐one correspondence between dye amount space and color space, the simple four‐step algorithm performs a boundary search in dye amount space and a map over to color space. Application to block dyes and commercial reversal film dyes on a desktop computer demonstrates the algorithm's validity, accuracy, applicability, and exceptional speed. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.