was felt in particular that inexperienced observers either might not notice or be reluctant to indicate significant points and might possibly, therefore, mask more valid indications of experts. To check this matter, the data from several visual color experts who participated in the preliminary study were analyzed and summarized separately. Comparison with the results from the main group showed no systematic trends which could justify the fractionation of the results in the final report.
The point of view of the subcommittee has changed considerably during the course of more than five years’ work on its problem. The problem now seems more complicated than at first; and it may be that greater compromises with the ideal of perceptual uniformity have been made in order to secure a workable system than was anticipated.
The specific recommendations of the subcommittee are presented in the form of standard tables and charts (Tables I and II, Figs. 1-9), defining the new loci for Munsell hue, chroma, and value in terms of the I.C.I. system. It is expected that these forms will prove useful until such time as the whole problem may be vigorously reinvestigated and a closer approximation toward the double ideal realized.
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