Lambertian pyramid of colors

Lambert's pyramid of colors from 1772

The Lambertian color pyramid was the first three-dimensional color model . It was developed by the mathematician, physicist, astronomer and philosopher Johann Heinrich Lambert in 1772 and was intended to make it easier for dealers and their customers to use colors.

Web links

• JH Lambert: Description of a color pyramid painted with Calauze waxes. Haude and Spener, Berlin 1772. e-rara (accessed February 4, 2013)
• Historical color system with utility value: the Lambertian color pyramid. Specialist article from the online magazine Farbimpulse. May 12, 2004.