Munsell scale

Related to Munsell scale: Munsell color system, Munsell value

Munsell scale

(ˈmʌnsəl)
n
(Colours) a standard chromaticity scale used in specifying colour. It gives approximately equal changes in visual hue
[C20: named after A. H. Munsell (1858–1918), US inventor]
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Because methodologies described by previous investigators lack precise details in how to score plumage melanism with a gray scale, it could be misleading to compare results with those in previous studies, even if using the Munsell scale. The shades of the Kodak Gray Scale range from very pale gray (1) to black (19).
Mating patterns and breeding success in gulls of the Larus glaucescens-occidentalis complex, Protection Island, Washington, USA
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