通过人类感知来比较两种颜色的最佳方法之一是CIE76。这个差值叫做e。当小于1时，人眼无法识别差异。

有一个很棒的颜色工具类ColorUtils(代码如下)，它包括CIE76比较方法。作者是苏黎世大学的丹尼尔·斯特雷贝尔。

从ColorUtils.class我使用的方法:

static double colorDifference(int r1, int g1, int b1, int r2, int g2, int b2)

r1,g1,b1 -第一种颜色的RGB值

r2,g2,b2 -您想比较的第二个颜色的RGB值

如果你使用Android，你可以得到这样的值:

r1 = Color.red(像素);

g1 = Color.green(像素);

b1 = Color.blue(像素);

ColorUtils.class作者:Daniel Strebel，苏黎世大学:

import android.graphics.Color;

public class ColorUtil {
public static int argb(int R, int G, int B) {
    return argb(Byte.MAX_VALUE, R, G, B);
}

public static int argb(int A, int R, int G, int B) {
    byte[] colorByteArr = {(byte) A, (byte) R, (byte) G, (byte) B};
    return byteArrToInt(colorByteArr);
}

public static int[] rgb(int argb) {
    return new int[]{(argb >> 16) & 0xFF, (argb >> 8) & 0xFF, argb & 0xFF};
}

public static int byteArrToInt(byte[] colorByteArr) {
    return (colorByteArr[0] << 24) + ((colorByteArr[1] & 0xFF) << 16)
            + ((colorByteArr[2] & 0xFF) << 8) + (colorByteArr[3] & 0xFF);
}

public static int[] rgb2lab(int R, int G, int B) {
    //http://www.brucelindbloom.com

    float r, g, b, X, Y, Z, fx, fy, fz, xr, yr, zr;
    float Ls, as, bs;
    float eps = 216.f / 24389.f;
    float k = 24389.f / 27.f;

    float Xr = 0.964221f;  // reference white D50
    float Yr = 1.0f;
    float Zr = 0.825211f;

    // RGB to XYZ
    r = R / 255.f; //R 0..1
    g = G / 255.f; //G 0..1
    b = B / 255.f; //B 0..1

    // assuming sRGB (D65)
    if (r <= 0.04045)
        r = r / 12;
    else
        r = (float) Math.pow((r + 0.055) / 1.055, 2.4);

    if (g <= 0.04045)
        g = g / 12;
    else
        g = (float) Math.pow((g + 0.055) / 1.055, 2.4);

    if (b <= 0.04045)
        b = b / 12;
    else
        b = (float) Math.pow((b + 0.055) / 1.055, 2.4);


    X = 0.436052025f * r + 0.385081593f * g + 0.143087414f * b;
    Y = 0.222491598f * r + 0.71688606f * g + 0.060621486f * b;
    Z = 0.013929122f * r + 0.097097002f * g + 0.71418547f * b;

    // XYZ to Lab
    xr = X / Xr;
    yr = Y / Yr;
    zr = Z / Zr;

    if (xr > eps)
        fx = (float) Math.pow(xr, 1 / 3.);
    else
        fx = (float) ((k * xr + 16.) / 116.);

    if (yr > eps)
        fy = (float) Math.pow(yr, 1 / 3.);
    else
        fy = (float) ((k * yr + 16.) / 116.);

    if (zr > eps)
        fz = (float) Math.pow(zr, 1 / 3.);
    else
        fz = (float) ((k * zr + 16.) / 116);

    Ls = (116 * fy) - 16;
    as = 500 * (fx - fy);
    bs = 200 * (fy - fz);

    int[] lab = new int[3];
    lab[0] = (int) (2.55 * Ls + .5);
    lab[1] = (int) (as + .5);
    lab[2] = (int) (bs + .5);
    return lab;
}

/**
 * Computes the difference between two RGB colors by converting them to the L*a*b scale and
 * comparing them using the CIE76 algorithm { http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_difference#CIE76}
 */
public static double getColorDifference(int a, int b) {
    int r1, g1, b1, r2, g2, b2;
    r1 = Color.red(a);
    g1 = Color.green(a);
    b1 = Color.blue(a);
    r2 = Color.red(b);
    g2 = Color.green(b);
    b2 = Color.blue(b);
    int[] lab1 = rgb2lab(r1, g1, b1);
    int[] lab2 = rgb2lab(r2, g2, b2);
    return Math.sqrt(Math.pow(lab2[0] - lab1[0], 2) + Math.pow(lab2[1] - lab1[1], 2) + Math.pow(lab2[2] - lab1[2], 2));
}
}

您需要将任何RGB颜色转换为Lab颜色空间，以便能够以人类看到它们的方式进行比较。否则你会得到RGB颜色“匹配”在一些非常奇怪的方式。

关于颜色差异的维基百科链接向您介绍了多年来定义的各种Lab颜色空间差异算法。最简单的方法是检查两种实验室颜色的欧几里得距离，可以工作，但有一些缺陷。

在OpenIMAJ项目中有一个更复杂的CIEDE2000算法的Java实现。提供你的两组Lab颜色，它会给你一个距离值。

The best way is deltaE. DeltaE is a number that shows the difference of the colors. If deltae < 1 then the difference can't recognize by human eyes. I wrote a code in canvas and js for converting rgb to lab and then calculating delta e. On this example the code is recognising pixels which have different color with a base color that I saved as LAB1. and then if it is different makes those pixels red. You can increase or reduce the sensitivity of the color difference with increae or decrease the acceptable range of delta e. In this example I assigned 10 for deltaE in the line that I wrote (deltae <= 10):

<script>   
  var constants = {
    canvasWidth: 700, // In pixels.
    canvasHeight: 600, // In pixels.
    colorMap: new Array() 
          };



  // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  function fillcolormap(imageObj1) {


    function rgbtoxyz(red1,green1,blue1){ // a converter for converting rgb model to xyz model
 var red2 = red1/255;
 var green2 = green1/255;
 var blue2 = blue1/255;
 if(red2>0.04045){
      red2 = (red2+0.055)/1.055;
      red2 = Math.pow(red2,2.4);
 }
 else{
      red2 = red2/12.92;
 }
 if(green2>0.04045){
      green2 = (green2+0.055)/1.055;
      green2 = Math.pow(green2,2.4);    
 }
 else{
      green2 = green2/12.92;
 }
 if(blue2>0.04045){
      blue2 = (blue2+0.055)/1.055;
      blue2 = Math.pow(blue2,2.4);    
 }
 else{
      blue2 = blue2/12.92;
 }
 red2 = (red2*100);
 green2 = (green2*100);
 blue2 = (blue2*100);
 var x = (red2 * 0.4124) + (green2 * 0.3576) + (blue2 * 0.1805);
 var y = (red2 * 0.2126) + (green2 * 0.7152) + (blue2 * 0.0722);
 var z = (red2 * 0.0193) + (green2 * 0.1192) + (blue2 * 0.9505);
 var xyzresult = new Array();
 xyzresult[0] = x;
 xyzresult[1] = y;
 xyzresult[2] = z;
 return(xyzresult);
} //end of rgb_to_xyz function
function xyztolab(xyz){ //a convertor from xyz to lab model
 var x = xyz[0];
 var y = xyz[1];
 var z = xyz[2];
 var x2 = x/95.047;
 var y2 = y/100;
 var z2 = z/108.883;
 if(x2>0.008856){
      x2 = Math.pow(x2,1/3);
 }
 else{
      x2 = (7.787*x2) + (16/116);
 }
 if(y2>0.008856){
      y2 = Math.pow(y2,1/3);
 }
 else{
      y2 = (7.787*y2) + (16/116);
 }
 if(z2>0.008856){
      z2 = Math.pow(z2,1/3);
 }
 else{
      z2 = (7.787*z2) + (16/116);
 }
 var l= 116*y2 - 16;
 var a= 500*(x2-y2);
 var b= 200*(y2-z2);
 var labresult = new Array();
 labresult[0] = l;
 labresult[1] = a;
 labresult[2] = b;
 return(labresult);

}

    var canvas = document.getElementById('myCanvas');
    var context = canvas.getContext('2d');
    var imageX = 0;
    var imageY = 0;

    context.drawImage(imageObj1, imageX, imageY, 240, 140);
    var imageData = context.getImageData(0, 0, 240, 140);
    var data = imageData.data;
    var n = data.length;
   // iterate over all pixels

    var m = 0;
    for (var i = 0; i < n; i += 4) {
      var red = data[i];
      var green = data[i + 1];
      var blue = data[i + 2];
    var xyzcolor = new Array();
    xyzcolor = rgbtoxyz(red,green,blue);
    var lab = new Array();
    lab = xyztolab(xyzcolor);
    constants.colorMap.push(lab); //fill up the colormap array with lab colors.         
      } 

  }

// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    function colorize(pixqty) {

         function deltae94(lab1,lab2){    //calculating Delta E 1994

         var c1 = Math.sqrt((lab1[1]*lab1[1])+(lab1[2]*lab1[2]));
         var c2 =  Math.sqrt((lab2[1]*lab2[1])+(lab2[2]*lab2[2]));
         var dc = c1-c2;
         var dl = lab1[0]-lab2[0];
         var da = lab1[1]-lab2[1];
         var db = lab1[2]-lab2[2];
         var dh = Math.sqrt((da*da)+(db*db)-(dc*dc));
         var first = dl;
         var second = dc/(1+(0.045*c1));
         var third = dh/(1+(0.015*c1));
         var deresult = Math.sqrt((first*first)+(second*second)+(third*third));
         return(deresult);
          } // end of deltae94 function
    var lab11 =  new Array("80","-4","21");
    var lab12 = new Array();
    var k2=0;
    var canvas = document.getElementById('myCanvas');
                                        var context = canvas.getContext('2d');
                                        var imageData = context.getImageData(0, 0, 240, 140);
                                        var data = imageData.data;

    for (var i=0; i<pixqty; i++) {

    lab12 = constants.colorMap[i];

    var deltae = deltae94(lab11,lab12);     
                                        if (deltae <= 10) {

                                        data[i*4] = 255;
                                        data[(i*4)+1] = 0;
                                        data[(i*4)+2] = 0;  
                                        k2++;
                                        } // end of if 
                                } //end of for loop
    context.clearRect(0,0,240,140);
    alert(k2);
    context.putImageData(imageData,0,0);
} 
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

$(window).load(function () {    
  var imageObj = new Image();
  imageObj.onload = function() {
  fillcolormap(imageObj);    
  }
  imageObj.src = './mixcolor.png';
});

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 var pixno2 = 240*140; 
 </script>

快速回答

我找到这个帖子是因为我需要这个问题的Swift版本。由于还没有人给出答案，我的答案是:

extension UIColor {

    var rgba: (red: CGFloat, green: CGFloat, blue: CGFloat, alpha: CGFloat) {
        var red: CGFloat = 0
        var green: CGFloat = 0
        var blue: CGFloat = 0
        var alpha: CGFloat = 0
        getRed(&red, green: &green, blue: &blue, alpha: &alpha)

        return (red, green, blue, alpha)
    }

    func isSimilar(to colorB: UIColor) -> Bool {
        let rgbA = self.rgba
        let rgbB = colorB.rgba

        let diffRed = abs(CGFloat(rgbA.red) - CGFloat(rgbB.red))
        let diffGreen = abs(rgbA.green - rgbB.green)
        let diffBlue = abs(rgbA.blue - rgbB.blue)

        let pctRed = diffRed
        let pctGreen = diffGreen
        let pctBlue = diffBlue

        let pct = (pctRed + pctGreen + pctBlue) / 3 * 100

        return pct < 10 ? true : false
    }
}

用法:

let black: UIColor = UIColor.black
let white: UIColor = UIColor.white

let similar: Bool = black.isSimilar(to: white)

我设置小于10%的差异返回相似的颜色，但你可以自定义这自己。

我尝试了各种方法，如LAB颜色空间，HSV比较，我发现光度在这个目的上非常有效。

这是Python版本

def lum(c):
    def factor(component):
        component = component / 255;
        if (component <= 0.03928):
            component = component / 12.92;
        else:
            component = math.pow(((component + 0.055) / 1.055), 2.4);

        return component
    components = [factor(ci) for ci in c]

    return (components[0] * 0.2126 + components[1] * 0.7152 + components[2] * 0.0722) + 0.05;

def color_distance(c1, c2):

    l1 = lum(c1)
    l2 = lum(c2)
    higher = max(l1, l2)
    lower = min(l1, l2)

    return (higher - lower) / higher


c1 = ImageColor.getrgb('white')
c2 = ImageColor.getrgb('yellow')
print(color_distance(c1, c2))

会给你

0.0687619047619048

以下所有方法的结果都是0-100。

internal static class ColorDifference
{
    internal enum Method
    {
        Binary, // true or false, 0 is false
        Square,
        Dimensional,
        CIE76
    }

    public static double Calculate(Method method, int argb1, int argb2)
    {
        int[] c1 = ColorConversion.ArgbToArray(argb1);
        int[] c2 = ColorConversion.ArgbToArray(argb2);
        return Calculate(method, c1[1], c2[1], c1[2], c2[2], c1[3], c2[3], c1[0], c2[0]);
    }

    public static double Calculate(Method method, int r1, int r2, int g1, int g2, int b1, int b2, int a1 = -1, int a2 = -1)
    {
        switch (method)
        {
            case Method.Binary:
                return (r1 == r2 && g1 == g2 && b1 == b2 && a1 == a2) ? 0 : 100;
            case Method.CIE76:
                return CalculateCIE76(r1, r2, g1, g2, b1, b2);
            case Method.Dimensional:
                if (a1 == -1 || a2 == -1) return Calculate3D(r1, r2, g1, g2, b1, b2);
                else return Calculate4D(r1, r2, g1, g2, b1, b2, a1, a2);
            case Method.Square:
                return CalculateSquare(r1, r2, g1, g2, b1, b2, a1, a2);
            default:
                throw new InvalidOperationException();
        }
    }

    public static double Calculate(Method method, Color c1, Color c2, bool alpha)
    {
        switch (method)
        {
            case Method.Binary:
                return (c1.R == c2.R && c1.G == c2.G && c1.B == c2.B && (!alpha || c1.A == c2.A)) ? 0 : 100;
            case Method.CIE76:
                if (alpha) throw new InvalidOperationException();
                return CalculateCIE76(c1, c2);
            case Method.Dimensional:
                if (alpha) return Calculate4D(c1, c2);
                else return Calculate3D(c1, c2);
            case Method.Square:
                if (alpha) return CalculateSquareAlpha(c1, c2);
                else return CalculateSquare(c1, c2);
            default:
                throw new InvalidOperationException();
        }
    }

    // A simple idea, based on on a Square
    public static double CalculateSquare(int argb1, int argb2)
    {
        int[] c1 = ColorConversion.ArgbToArray(argb1);
        int[] c2 = ColorConversion.ArgbToArray(argb2);
        return CalculateSquare(c1[1], c2[1], c1[2], c2[2], c1[3], c2[3]);
    }

    public static double CalculateSquare(Color c1, Color c2)
    {
        return CalculateSquare(c1.R, c2.R, c1.G, c2.G, c1.B, c2.B);
    }

    public static double CalculateSquareAlpha(int argb1, int argb2)
    {
        int[] c1 = ColorConversion.ArgbToArray(argb1);
        int[] c2 = ColorConversion.ArgbToArray(argb2);
        return CalculateSquare(c1[1], c2[1], c1[2], c2[2], c1[3], c2[3], c1[0], c2[0]);
    }

    public static double CalculateSquareAlpha(Color c1, Color c2)
    {
        return CalculateSquare(c1.R, c2.R, c1.G, c2.G, c1.B, c2.B, c1.A, c2.A);
    }

    public static double CalculateSquare(int r1, int r2, int g1, int g2, int b1, int b2, int a1 = -1, int a2 = -1)
    {
        if (a1 == -1 || a2 == -1) return (Math.Abs(r1 - r2) + Math.Abs(g1 - g2) + Math.Abs(b1 - b2)) / 7.65;
        else return (Math.Abs(r1 - r2) + Math.Abs(g1 - g2) + Math.Abs(b1 - b2) + Math.Abs(a1 - a2)) / 10.2;
    }

    // from:http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9018016/how-to-compare-two-colors
    public static double Calculate3D(int argb1, int argb2)
    {
        int[] c1 = ColorConversion.ArgbToArray(argb1);
        int[] c2 = ColorConversion.ArgbToArray(argb2);
        return Calculate3D(c1[1], c2[1], c1[2], c2[2], c1[3], c2[3]);
    }

    public static double Calculate3D(Color c1, Color c2)
    {
        return Calculate3D(c1.R, c2.R, c1.G, c2.G, c1.B, c2.B);
    }

    public static double Calculate3D(int r1, int r2, int g1, int g2, int b1, int b2)
    {
        return Math.Sqrt(Math.Pow(Math.Abs(r1 - r2), 2) + Math.Pow(Math.Abs(g1 - g2), 2) + Math.Pow(Math.Abs(b1 - b2), 2)) / 4.41672955930063709849498817084;
    }

    // Same as above, but made 4D to include alpha channel
    public static double Calculate4D(int argb1, int argb2)
    {
        int[] c1 = ColorConversion.ArgbToArray(argb1);
        int[] c2 = ColorConversion.ArgbToArray(argb2);
        return Calculate4D(c1[1], c2[1], c1[2], c2[2], c1[3], c2[3], c1[0], c2[0]);
    }

    public static double Calculate4D(Color c1, Color c2)
    {
        return Calculate4D(c1.R, c2.R, c1.G, c2.G, c1.B, c2.B, c1.A, c2.A);
    }

    public static double Calculate4D(int r1, int r2, int g1, int g2, int b1, int b2, int a1, int a2)
    {
        return Math.Sqrt(Math.Pow(Math.Abs(r1 - r2), 2) + Math.Pow(Math.Abs(g1 - g2), 2) + Math.Pow(Math.Abs(b1 - b2), 2) + Math.Pow(Math.Abs(a1 - a2), 2)) / 5.1;
    }

    /**
    * Computes the difference between two RGB colors by converting them to the L*a*b scale and
    * comparing them using the CIE76 algorithm { http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_difference#CIE76}
    */
    public static double CalculateCIE76(int argb1, int argb2)
    {
        return CalculateCIE76(Color.FromArgb(argb1), Color.FromArgb(argb2));
    }

    public static double CalculateCIE76(Color c1, Color c2)
    {
        return CalculateCIE76(c1.R, c2.R, c1.G, c2.G, c1.B, c2.B);
    }

    public static double CalculateCIE76(int r1, int r2, int g1, int g2, int b1, int b2)
    {
        int[] lab1 = ColorConversion.ColorToLab(r1, g1, b1);
        int[] lab2 = ColorConversion.ColorToLab(r2, g2, b2);
        return Math.Sqrt(Math.Pow(lab2[0] - lab1[0], 2) + Math.Pow(lab2[1] - lab1[1], 2) + Math.Pow(lab2[2] - lab1[2], 2)) / 2.55;
    }
}


internal static class ColorConversion
{

    public static int[] ArgbToArray(int argb)
    {
        return new int[] { (argb >> 24), (argb >> 16) & 0xFF, (argb >> 8) & 0xFF, argb & 0xFF };
    }

    public static int[] ColorToLab(int R, int G, int B)
    {
        // http://www.brucelindbloom.com

        double r, g, b, X, Y, Z, fx, fy, fz, xr, yr, zr;
        double Ls, fas, fbs;
        double eps = 216.0f / 24389.0f;
        double k = 24389.0f / 27.0f;

        double Xr = 0.964221f;  // reference white D50
        double Yr = 1.0f;
        double Zr = 0.825211f;

        // RGB to XYZ
        r = R / 255.0f; //R 0..1
        g = G / 255.0f; //G 0..1
        b = B / 255.0f; //B 0..1

        // assuming sRGB (D65)
        if (r <= 0.04045) r = r / 12;
        else r = (float)Math.Pow((r + 0.055) / 1.055, 2.4);

        if (g <= 0.04045) g = g / 12;
        else g = (float)Math.Pow((g + 0.055) / 1.055, 2.4);

        if (b <= 0.04045) b = b / 12;
        else b = (float)Math.Pow((b + 0.055) / 1.055, 2.4);

        X = 0.436052025f * r + 0.385081593f * g + 0.143087414f * b;
        Y = 0.222491598f * r + 0.71688606f * g + 0.060621486f * b;
        Z = 0.013929122f * r + 0.097097002f * g + 0.71418547f * b;

        // XYZ to Lab
        xr = X / Xr;
        yr = Y / Yr;
        zr = Z / Zr;

        if (xr > eps) fx = (float)Math.Pow(xr, 1 / 3.0);
        else fx = (float)((k * xr + 16.0) / 116.0);

        if (yr > eps) fy = (float)Math.Pow(yr, 1 / 3.0);
        else fy = (float)((k * yr + 16.0) / 116.0);

        if (zr > eps) fz = (float)Math.Pow(zr, 1 / 3.0);
        else fz = (float)((k * zr + 16.0) / 116);

        Ls = (116 * fy) - 16;
        fas = 500 * (fx - fy);
        fbs = 200 * (fy - fz);

        int[] lab = new int[3];
        lab[0] = (int)(2.55 * Ls + 0.5);
        lab[1] = (int)(fas + 0.5);
        lab[2] = (int)(fbs + 0.5);
        return lab;
    }
}