A method of describing color. Some models are descriptive of color properties and human perception, where others are descriptive of color mixing and physics (relative to primary colors). Some examples include: * RGB * RYB * CMYK * CAMs (color appearance models) When any color method is implemented with precise math, it becomes a [[Color space]] (see [[Relationship between color spaces and color models]]). Here's a line from Wikipedia's entry that is quite helpful: > The RGB color model itself does not define what is meant by red, green, and blue colorimetrically, and so the results of mixing them are not specified as absolute, but relative to the primary colors. When the exact chromaticities of the red, green, and blue primaries are defined, the color model then becomes an absolute color space, such as sRGB or Adobe RGB; see RGB color space for more details. ## Flashcards | Q | A | | ------------------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------- | | What is a color model? | A method of describing color | | Color models can be based on... | ... color properties or methods of mixing color primaries | | What are examples of color models? | RGB, RYB, CMYK, CAM | | When a color model is implemented with precise math... | ... it becomes a color space | ## Reference [Baldwin, Nate. "Color model" (Color & Contrast).](https://colorandcontrast.com/) [Wikipedia. "Color model" (accessed June 2024).](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_model) — ["RGB Color Model"](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RGB_color_model) [Rune, Madsen. "Color Models and Color Spaces" (Programming Design Systems, accessed June 2024).](https://programmingdesignsystems.com/color/color-models-and-color-spaces/index.html)