So, you know how there are many different colors in the world? And sometimes people use words like "red", "blue", and "green" to describe them? Well, sometimes we need a more exact way to talk about colors, especially when we're making things like pictures or clothes.
That's where CIE xyY comes in! It's a way to describe colors based on how much light they reflect or emit. The "CIE" part stands for the International Commission on Illumination, which is a group of experts who study light and color.
The "xyY" part stands for three things:
- xy is a way to talk about the color itself. It's like a set of coordinates on a map that tell you exactly where the color is located in color space. Kind of like latitude and longitude tell you where different places are on Earth.
- Y stands for "luminance", which is how bright the color is. It's like how loud a sound is – some colors are brighter or more intense than others.
So, when someone talks about CIE xyY, they're using a special language to describe colors in a very exact way. It's like having a secret code that only people who understand color can read!