Color Theory: How to convert Munsell HVC to RGB/HSB/HSL

Question

I\'m looking at at document that describes the standard colors used in dentistry to describe the color of a tooth. They quote hue, value, chroma v

Answer 1

For completeness, here's the archive.org version of my page, that contains the colors in 3 colorspaces, Munsell, Yxy and Lab:

Vita shade-guide colors
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         Munsell         Chromaticity
         notation        coordinates             CIE L* a* b*
         (ref 151)       (ref 152)               (ref 151)
      _____________  _____________________   ___________________
Shade  H    V  C       Y      x      y        L*      a*     b*
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A1    4.5Y 7.80/1.7   55.92  0.3352 0.3459   79.57  -1.61  13.05
A2    2.4Y 7.45/2.3   49.95  0.3468 0.3539   76.04  -0.08  16.73
A3    1.3Y 7.40/2.9   48.85  0.3559 0.3593   75.36   1.36  19.61
A3.5  1.6Y 7.05/3.2   44.12  0.3627 0.3657   72.31   1.48  21.81
A4    1.6Y 6.70/3.1   38.74  0.3633 0.3658   68.56   1.58  21.00
B1    5.1Y 7.75/1.6   54.76  0.3336 0.3447   78.90  -1.76  12.33
B2    4.3Y 7.50/2.2   50.97  0.3437 0.3549   76.66  -1.62  16.62
B3    2.3Y 7.25/3.2   46.91  0.3611 0.3669   74.13   0.47  22.34
B4    2.4Y 7.00/3.2   43.38  0.3620 0.3678   71.81   0.50  22.15
C1    4.3Y 7.30/1.6   47.16  0.3361 0.3462   74.21  -1.26  12.56
C2    2.8Y 6.95/2.3   42.12  0.3487 0.3563   70.95  -0.22  16.72
C3    2.6Y 6.70/2.3   39.11  0.3499 0.3569   68.83  -0.01  16.68
C4    1.6Y 6.30/2.7   33.77  0.3600 0.3622   64.78   1.59  18.66
D2    3.0Y 7.35/1.8   48.71  0.3391 0.3473   75.27  -0.54  13.47
D3    1.8Y 7.10/2.3   44.48  0.3482 0.3534   72.55   0.62  16.14
D4    3.7Y 7.05/2.4   43.45  0.3492 0.3591   71.86  -1.03  17.77
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H        hue
V        value
C        chroma
Y        lightness
x and y  hue and chroma
L*       lightness
a*       hue and chroma on a red/green scale
b*       hue and chroma on a yellow/blue scale

References

• 151 O'Brien, W.J., Groh, C.L., and Boenke, K.M. A new, small- color-difference equation for dental shades. J.Dent. Res. 69:1762-1764, 1990.
• 152 O'Brien, W.J., Groh, C.L., and Boenke, K.M. Unpublished data. University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Ann Arbor.