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. 2009 Jan 13;6(Suppl 2):S203–S211. doi: 10.1098/rsif.2008.0460.focus

Table 3.

Predicted values of hue and hue shift with measurement geometry (ΔHue) obtained from selected models considering different values of melanin opacity. (Values in italics indicate hues that fall within the 95% CI shown in table 2.)

model optical properties angle of light incidence


refractive index (n) extinction coefficient (k) normal (nm) 45° (nm) ΔHue (nm)
2.0 0.6 447 396 51
0.4 437 384 53
0.8 453 402 51
1.8 0.6 466 414 52
0.4 453 406 47
0.8 470 417 53
2.2 0.6 432 385 47
0.4 420 377 43
0.8 440 391 49