# Better than Lab? Gamut Reduction CIE Lab & OKLab

Canonical URL: https://colorcurio.us/library/lilley-gamut-reduction
Source type: Library entry
Resource URL: https://www.w3.org/Graphics/Color/Workshop/slides/talk/lilley
Added: 2026-09-27

## Summary

CIE LCH bends blue toward purple as chroma drops, breaking gamut mapping; OKLab keeps the hue line straight.

- Resource: [Better than Lab? Gamut Reduction CIE Lab & OKLab](https://www.w3.org/Graphics/Color/Workshop/slides/talk/lilley)
- By: Chris Lilley
- Published: 2021
- Kind: writing (article)
- Level: advanced
- Tags: gamut, color-spaces, oklab, cielab, developer, video, css

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- [The OKLCh Ecosystem](https://colorcurio.us/library/collections/oklch-ecosystem)

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