Effect of black level and color gamut on display brightness

Abstract

This study investigates the effect of the black level and color gamut on the overall display brightness using a psychophysical experiment. Two stimuli with different color gamut were matched until the overall brightness appeared the same by controlling the peak display luminance. Three experimental sessions were conducted with varying black levels and color gamut. The results indicate that the effect of the color gamut on perceived brightness was significant, unlike that of the black level. The matched luminance increased by 6% to 8% as the color gamut widened from sRGB to DCI-P3. The equivalent luminance prediction models were tested using the average stimuli luminance, exhibiting poor performances.

Keywords

• Display
• brightness
• color gamut
• black level
• helmholtz-kohlrausch effect