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The yellow–blue axis in CIE Lab colour space. Tooth colour is judged mainly on b*: the higher the value, the more yellow the tooth reads, and whitening works by lowering it.
CIE Lab explainedOne photo gives you a whiteness score, a VITA shade match and a visible stain estimate — the vocabulary in this glossary, applied to your teeth.