Glossary

model

Type how color will be divided in to a component and how each component will be interpreted e.g for rgb model components are: r stand for red, g for green, and b for blue.

format

How model will be presented in memory. See format for more details.

category

Color category or simply category is unique pair of color model, format and or some additional information. e.g HSL and float, YUV with double and reference, RGB and split655.

component

Also called channel.