Аннотация:The widespread Munsell optical system is inconvenient for processing soil pigment colour
data in statistical analyses. Conversion table was used to transform soil Munsell Color coor)
dinates to CIE)L*a*b* system. Brazilian Oxisols, pale soils of Yakutia, and Spanish alluvial
soils were used as examples to prove preference CIE)L*a*b* system for the soil color charac)
teristics.