Conversion of Munsell color coordinates to Cie-L*a*b* system: Tables and calculation examples

Abstract

The widely used Munsell optical system is unsuitable for the statistical treatment of data for assessing the role of pigments in soil color. The CIE-L*a*b* system is more efficient for this purpose. This article contains a table for converting data on soil color from one scale to the other based on the example of oxisols (Brazil) and pale (Yakutia) and alluvial (Spain) soils. The advantages of the CIE-L*a*b* system for characterizing soil color have been shown.