Color management is the process by which colors are described, communicated, transformed and reproduced using a device independent color representation. Traditional color management has used only CIEXYZ colorimetry based on a single observer (the 1931 Standard 2° observer) and single illuminant (D50). A new color management system is described (iccMAX) that accounts for a complete color process from light sources onto objects captured through color matching, and provides the means to add perceptual aspects of color.