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Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society

Table 3 Measured lightness L* and hue/saturation (a*, b*) in L* a* b* color space

From: Color measurements according to three sections of wood

Serial numbers

 

End grain

Edge grain

Bark side

Pith side

L*

a*

b*

L*

a*

b*

L*

a*

b*

L*

a*

b*

1

Conifers

56.70

10.21

23.39

68.17

9.33

31.44

67.06

10.20

35.60

65.07

12.02

32.12

2

76.95

5.50

30.22

80.62

3.96

34.90

80.12

4.36

34.90

79.49

4.65

35.31

3

64.76

6.89

23.98

71.54

6.85

32.12

75.32

3.27

28.18

67.95

7.84

32.65

4

64.26

8.06

23.91

74.08

6.97

29.67

73.12

7.35

30.78

75.30

6.88

27.92

5

71.30

6.62

22.84

78.77

3.92

23.36

72.17

6.60

25.02

74.28

5.71

28.47

6

56.75

13.33

26.61

71.40

9.07

26.28

64.43

13.22

28.67

69.37

9.79

28.84

7

66.05

7.30

20.86

73.68

8.12

28.49

69.41

9.69

30.88

70.82

10.08

28.84

8

66.32

5.55

19.90

77.68

3.99

25.36

78.63

2.95

25.06

77.46

3.67

26.96

9

58.70

9.46

25.52

72.63

6.13

26.11

74.49

3.48

25.14

60.41

14.47

23.78

10

69.90

7.81

27.24

81.21

3.06

26.48

83.75

2.07

26.99

76.44

5.38

28.54

11

65.86

7.69

25.12

78.68

2.98

26.02

77.05

3.27

28.80

75.80

3.36

28.40

12

71.10

4.33

23.83

82.11

1.64

22.32

77.25

2.45

22.25

76.33

3.20

24.08

13

49.98

8.89

17.40

60.96

11.27

25.83

57.98

13.19

27.88

62.09

10.48

26.17

14

57.14

4.46

18.65

69.17

5.32

32.58

71.07

4.75

31.04

72.16

5.53

29.17

15

73.60

6.12

23.85

80.73

4.20

30.26

78.29

4.12

32.65

81.72

2.39

31.00

16

67.09

5.52

21.40

81.09

2.11

26.13

78.62

1.77

29.76

75.04

5.42

27.79

17

49.56

6.12

17.66

59.42

8.85

28.61

63.96

8.81

28.35

63.58

8.23

28.01

18

48.45

5.42

19.18

50.77

7.04

22.48

45.71

7.53

21.31

44.78

7.57

21.09

19

55.51

11.72

23.39

69.71

10.99

29.56

72.77

8.98

28.42

72.26

8.97

30.95

20

57.42

9.40

23.23

72.68

8.48

34.17

70.14

7.95

34.69

70.15

9.43

34.64

21

50.14

12.90

22.48

68.73

9.09

30.16

69.54

8.87

28.59

69.06

8.23

26.43

22

57.50

10.82

24.72

75.18

4.16

32.20

78.78

3.05

31.35

72.45

4.95

31.67

23

63.28

6.58

20.38

71.70

6.85

25.63

73.83

6.06

27.54

70.86

7.15

28.81

24

48.37

8.09

17.78

60.12

13.28

27.76

55.41

12.00

23.80

65.31

11.38

28.15

25

47.02

9.01

18.43

56.97

12.00

26.72

60.45

10.80

28.82

54.20

10.61

27.11

26

67.26

9.78

30.44

78.62

5.18

32.46

76.63

5.46

33.51

77.62

5.84

34.06

27

53.43

12.72

18.54

67.14

12.38

22.09

65.65

12.74

26.41

65.28

12.73

24.63

28

65.22

10.41

25.35

79.70

3.85

24.63

78.90

3.62

27.82

78.28

3.98

29.43

29

61.42

11.68

24.18

77.11

6.56

25.97

71.77

8.20

30.24

77.65

6.50

27.36

30

50.05

6.13

14.71

66.66

7.62

27.96

64.85

6.70

28.87

64.59

7.20

27.96

31

Broadleaf trees

47.77

11.88

22.44

62.02

9.37

28.33

71.47

5.38

26.23

66.71

9.80

27.72

32

55.13

9.24

23.54

61.91

9.29

25.47

59.11

11.24

26.69

62.76

8.73

25.39

33

64.24

3.90

17.12

74.62

2.30

20.71

70.56

3.88

19.80

74.09

3.05

20.50

34

49.16

8.27

19.48

68.05

5.35

20.51

65.97

6.55

22.84

68.80

5.46

21.20

35

58.42

11.90

26.07

70.99

7.98

25.55

68.14

9.42

27.39

68.19

9.50

27.35

36

78.39

3.72

20.49

89.72

-1.43

19.87

83.65

-0.52

23.35

86.67

-1.32

22.04

37

61.08

7.39

18.88

76.99

3.59

22.58

81.79

2.34

22.89

78.93

3.89

21.73

38

54.75

6.52

21.15

63.19

5.57

25.11

67.65

4.86

24.46

62.13

5.65

26.24

39

49.97

9.72

22.27

67.47

7.22

25.02

62.69

8.48

25.32

65.83

7.33

26.14

40

61.72

4.94

20.59

74.67

3.24

23.43

74.58

2.94

23.92

75.24

2.60

23.61

41

42.63

2.32

14.79

56.87

3.26

21.48

53.93

4.07

20.35

49.35

3.45

21.36

42

50.41

10.13

26.19

69.41

6.37

27.42

63.14

7.60

28.04

69.03

6.68

26.40

43

49.67

7.37

16.41

66.42

7.59

20.91

61.83

8.46

24.95

64.36

7.23

25.02

44

59.41

7.81

23.23

71.32

6.74

28.24

69.03

5.45

25.40

71.60

5.17

27.56

45

67.08

5.72

20.85

76.12

3.69

21.88

74.52

4.11

24.31

78.31

2.43

24.00

46

73.45

3.38

24.09

83.49

1.37

18.18

83.05

0.33

17.55

81.46

1.06

18.43

47

56.39

8.39

24.08

74.74

4.31

24.63

78.92

2.59

28.49

72.09

4.67

25.12

48

39.41

5.47

16.48

47.10

6.96

22.47

48.97

6.49

24.06

45.67

7.21

22.71

49

72.34

7.55

31.02

84.24

-0.82

21.37

81.83

0.50

28.01

87.24

-1.21

23.91

50

55.77

8.44

20.28

65.27

8.12

26.39

67.63

8.12

24.57

65.74

8.10

23.87

51

50.67

7.12

20.21

62.89

6.50

26.01

65.40

6.34

24.44

61.79

6.92

25.26

52

62.25

9.40

26.80

70.54

7.28

31.45

72.09

5.37

30.71

72.59

5.25

32.20

53

59.67

11.00

26.09

76.34

4.92

23.30

77.72

4.99

25.60

76.62

5.57

24.64

54

42.45

6.37

16.21

58.77

8.99

27.91

53.85

9.18

26.22

53.22

8.30

23.28

55

55.66

10.11

19.92

73.51

8.37

22.48

74.72

5.69

17.38

70.46

9.32

25.53

56

62.50

8.88

27.27

79.75

3.50

25.10

75.27

3.47

27.73

73.70

3.95

26.37

57

40.30

12.56

20.94

52.97

15.06

25.15

49.40

15.11

27.65

47.54

15.38

26.53

58

49.15

13.76

22.90

77.89

6.53

23.93

74.32

8.40

27.08

69.35

8.36

29.68

59

63.22

7.23

25.81

72.34

6.52

31.37

72.20

6.53

31.63

65.64

8.21

28.19

60

47.62

11.85

19.46

60.86

13.86

28.53

56.17

14.81

29.72

59.55

14.31

27.09

  1. The serial numbers are the same as in Table 1