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color value [5 records]

Record 1 2003-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • Internet and Telematics
  • Computer Programs and Programming
  • Programming Languages
CONT

All values must represent [sRGB] color values. Legal value syntax for attribute values is defined by the host language. Interpolation is defined on a per-color-channel basis.

OBS

The English terminology on this record is standardized by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) whose role it is to establish standards relating to Internet technology. The French terminology was proposed by translators certified by the W3C and was verified by the author of this record.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
  • Internet et télématique
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
  • Langages de programmation
CONT

Toutes les valeurs doivent représenter des valeurs de couleur sRGB. La syntaxe des valeurs autorisées pour les valeurs d'attribut est définie par le langage hôte. L'interpolation est définie en fonction de chaque canal de couleur.

OBS

La terminologie anglaise de cette fiche est normalisée par le World Wide Web Consortium (consortium W3C) dont le rôle principal est d'établir les normes reliées aux technologies Internet. La terminologie française est proposée par des traducteurs agréés par le Consortium et elle a été vérifiée par l'auteur de cette fiche.

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-09-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optics
  • Computer Graphics
  • Photography
DEF

The relative lightness of color, which is approximately a function of the square root of the total amount of light.

CONT

Color has three main characteristics: hue, value, chroma. Value is its lightness or darkness, which is determined by the amount of white or black that is mixed with the color.

OBS

The vertical dimension (black to white) in the Munsell colour system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Optique
  • Infographie
  • Photographie
DEF

Éclat relatif de la couleur, fonction approximativement égale à la racine carrée de la quantité totale de lumière.

OBS

Indice de «value» du code Munsell.

Key term(s)
  • valeur de la couleur

Spanish

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Record 3 1993-10-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Graphics
DEF

an entry in a color map that indicates the actual color of the pixel to be displayed.

DEF

The three numbers specifying a given color.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infographie
DEF

entrée de la carte des couleurs indiquant la vraie couleur du pixel à afficher.

Spanish

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Record 4 1990-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pigments and Colours (Arts)
OBS

value : Artist's term for degree of lightness on a scale of grays running from black to white. Chromatic colors can be similarly evaluated; the darker ones are said to be lower in value or in a lower key. The scientist's term for value is lightness.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pigments et couleurs (Arts)

Spanish

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Record 5 1980-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
OBS

The property of a color by which it can be classified according to its reflectivity in comparison with a scale of grays from white to black.

Key term(s)
  • colour value

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
OBS

Propriété d'une couleur par laquelle on peut la classer suivant sa réflectivité par rapport à la gamme de gris comprise entre le noir et le blanc.

Spanish

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