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Table II

Colour parameters of Tectona grandis growing in Costa Rica with CIELab system.

Wood L * a * b *
(lightness) (redness) (yellowness)
Sapwood 73.8 5.8 25.22
(N = 127) [63.62–80.90] [1.66–11.65] [19.44–32.62]
(3.45–4.66) (1.84–33.28) (2.95–11.70)

Heartwood 58.15 10.4 25.91
(N = 267) [46.78–76.56] [7.07–13.56] [20.06–30.11]
(5.66–9.67) (1.30–12.35) (2.21–8.54)

The values in square parenthesis represent minimum and maximum values and normal parenthesis standard deviations and variation coefficients.