Munker illusion

since April 1, 2005


The chromatic White effect is the Munker illusion.

Munker, H. (1970) Farbige Gitter, Abbildung auf der Netzhaut und übertragungstheoretische Beschreibung der Farbwahrnehmung. Habilitationsschrift, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München.

(Munker, H. (1970) Chromatic grids, projection to the retina, and translation theory-based description of the color perception. Habilitation thesis, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich.)



It seems that Munker did not discuss the role of T junctions.


Munker illusion

The orange and purple-red shown in the upper row are the same red, and the yellowish-green and bluish green displayed in the lower row are the same green.


Thanks to Lothar and Walter


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