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24patches

Neutral row

PatchY %LinearsRGBΔ from prev
white 9.591.30.915245
neutral 858.90.592202−0.63 stops
neutral 6.536.30.365163−0.70 stops
neutral 519.20.192121−0.92 stops
neutral 3.58.80.08984−1.12 stops
black 23.10.03149−1.51 stops

Neutrals step roughly two-thirds of a stop each. The white patch reflects ≈ 91 % — do not expose it as 100 % white. “Neutral 5” (≈ 19 % Y) is the classic mid-gray exposure reference.

How to use

  • Lookdev check — build a 24-patch plane in the render, set each patch's albedo to the linear or ACEScg value (working-space dependent), light it evenly, and compare against a photographed chart through the same view transform.
  • Plate match — sample the on-set chart in the plate; the neutrals should read the Y % above (relative to the white) and the chromatic patches should sit close to these xyY chromaticities after your IDT.
  • Which values — these are X-Rite's published 2005 averages (Lab, D50/2°). Charts manufactured after November 2014 use revised pigments and differ by a few ΔE; individual charts drift with age and handling.
  • Conversions — Lab → XYZ(D50) → Bradford → D65 for sRGB, and → ACES white for ACEScg. sRGB 8-bit values are clamped; the cyan patch is slightly out of sRGB gamut.
X-Rite 2005 published Lab averages (D50/2°) · sRGB, linear and ACEScg derived via Bradford adaptation
cyan (18) sits just outside sRGB — red clamps to 0