# An Interactive Review of Oklab

Canonical URL: https://colorcurio.us/library/levien-oklab-review
Source type: Library entry
Resource URL: https://raphlinus.github.io/color/2021/01/18/oklab-critique.html
Added: 2026-09-28

## Summary

Live gradients comparing Oklab with CIELAB, CAM16-UCS, and other spaces, to test how well it really works.

A careful outside review. Levien ends up broadly positive about Oklab, and the side-by-side gradients show exactly where each space bends.

- Resource: [An Interactive Review of Oklab](https://raphlinus.github.io/color/2021/01/18/oklab-critique.html)
- By: Raph Levien
- Published: 2021
- Kind: writing (article)
- Level: advanced
- Tags: color-spaces, perception, gradients, oklab, cielab, cam16, developer, scientist, interactive

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