Interactive Color Map (CIE-Lab)

Click on the Help button to learn how to use this map to compare and analyze colors.

Interactive Color Map (CIE-Lab)Darrell Keys2024-01-22T11:36:43-08:00

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How to use the CIE-Lab Color Map

This CIE Lab Color Map features all of the DANIEL SMITH Extra Fine™ Watercolors, excluding the Luminescent line.

1. Click on color square(s) to see a pop-up window with a larger swatch, the color name and the specifications.

2. Click Add to Compare in each pop-up to add desired swatches (up to 20 at a time) to a side by side comparison bar. Click the Compare button on the main menu to view your selections. Use the or buttons to download or share your selections. Remove swatches from your comparison by clicking the X.

3. Click each swatch to read more about its Color Story.

Click here to read about the CIE Lab Color Map and its role in the study of color theory. Click here to see the CIE Lab coordinates for each color on the map.

How to zoom in

Scroll up and down the map as you would normally; you may need to hold down the shift key to pan left and right with your mouse or fingertips. To increase the distance between the grid lines and see clusters of layered colors more clearly (not available on mobile), hold down the shift key while zooming.

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