Talk:Lightness

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merge from value

These describe the same color attribute, and "lightness" is the term which is coming to be used in modern models like CIELAB and CIECAM. The value article should be merged into this one, and then redirected here. --jacobolus (t) 20:02, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Value is an extremely relevant term in drawing and painting, and it shows no signs of falling into disuse. I believe "lightness" has more industrial connotations, whereas "value" still applies to the fine arts. -bornon5, 31 October 2007 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bornon5 (talk • contribs) 02:53, 1 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

That's fine. The article can explain that both words are used for the concept, and the value article can redirect here. The point is that we have a single concept, so it's silly to duplicate the information about it on two different articles. The popularity of the term "value" comes mostly from Munsell's use, as far as I know. More recent models like CIELAB and CIECAM02 use the term "lightness". --jacobolus (t) 04:24, 1 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]