Digital Image Processing,3rd ed. Gonzalez Woods www.ImageProcessingPlace.com Chapter 6 Color Image Processing The characteristics generally used to distinguish one color from another are Brightness,Hue,and Saturation Hue:Represents dominant color as perceive by an observer. Saturation:Relative purity or the amount ofwhite light mixed with a hue Hue and saturation taken together are called chromaticity, and therefore,a color may be characterized by its brightness and chromaticity. 1992-2008 R.C.Gonzalez R.E.Woods Digital Image Processing, 3rd ed. www.ImageProcessingPlace.com © 1992–2008 R. C. Gonzalez & R. E. Woods Gonzalez & Woods Chapter 6 Color Image Processing  The characteristics generally used to distinguish one color from another are Brightness, Hue, and Saturation.  Hue: Represents dominant color as perceive by an observer.  Saturation: Relative purity or the amount of white light mixed with a hue  Hue and saturation taken together are called chromaticity, and therefore, a color may be characterized by its brightness and chromaticity