I hope that doesn't turn too many other folks off from the page and colorscheme. It may sound like a pseudoscience blurb, particularly if you aren't a color geek, but I sure didn't intend it to. It's all technically relevant and (I thought ;) tightly descriptive.
Lab was actually a big part of the initial inspiration for the colorscheme. I work a lot in lab space (Lab is more correct, but cumbersome to type) and for anything related to actual human vision it is head and shoulders above other color models/spaces. It's also awkward if you think in RGB and notoriously poorly supported outside of Photoshop (though most OS color management systems that I'm aware of translate everything back into Lab or a Lab equivalent).
The color relations are also foundational to palette creation in traditional graphic design. They are super useful in creating a palette that feels harmonious and (subjectively) unified.
I'd be happy to go into more detail, but I tend to go on at length and, much like when I get into talking about code with people not interested in code, talking about color spaces with those not interested is a sure fire turn off :)
Lab was actually a big part of the initial inspiration for the colorscheme. I work a lot in lab space (Lab is more correct, but cumbersome to type) and for anything related to actual human vision it is head and shoulders above other color models/spaces. It's also awkward if you think in RGB and notoriously poorly supported outside of Photoshop (though most OS color management systems that I'm aware of translate everything back into Lab or a Lab equivalent).
The color relations are also foundational to palette creation in traditional graphic design. They are super useful in creating a palette that feels harmonious and (subjectively) unified.
I'd be happy to go into more detail, but I tend to go on at length and, much like when I get into talking about code with people not interested in code, talking about color spaces with those not interested is a sure fire turn off :)