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  1. Color

    Linked via "human cone responses"

    Two stimuli are metamers if they produce the same perceived color under one set of viewing conditions (e.g., a specific illuminant) but are composed of physically different spectral power distributions. This phenomenon is central to color management.
    For instance, a pigment mixture designed to perfectly match a fluorescent light source may appear distinctly brownish under [natural daylight](/entries/natur…