The table below was adapted from Table 3.1 in:
The intent is that these attribute values will model the indicated material as closely as the empirical Phong local lighting model allows.
| Material | ambient (ka) |
diffuse (kd) |
specular (ks) |
specular exponent (m) |
translucency (α) |
| Brass | 0.329412 0.223529 0.027451 |
0.780392 0.568627 0.113725 |
0.992157 0.941176 0.807843 |
27.8974 | 1.0 |
| Bronze | 0.2125 0.1275 0.054 |
0.714 0.4284 0.18144 |
0.393548 0.271906 0.166721 |
25.6 | 1.0 |
| Polished Bronze | 0.25 0.148 0.06475 |
0.4 0.2368 0.1036 |
0.774597 0.458561 0.200621 |
76.8 | 1.0 |
| Chrome | 0.25 0.25 0.25 |
0.4 0.4 0.4 |
0.774597 0.774597 0.774597 |
76.8 | 1.0 |
| Copper | 0.19125 0.0735 0.0225 |
0.7038 0.27048 0.0828 |
0.256777 0.137622 0.086014 |
12.8 | 1.0 |
| Polished Copper | 0.2295 0.08825 0.0275 |
0.5508 0.2118 0.066 |
0.580594 0.223257 0.0695701 |
51.2 | 1.0 |
| Gold | 0.24725 0.1995 0.0745 |
0.75164 0.60648 0.22648 |
0.628281 0.555802 0.366065 |
51.2 | 1.0 |
| Polished Gold | 0.24725 0.2245 0.0645 |
0.34615 0.3143 0.0903 |
0.797357 0.723991 0.208006 |
83.2 | 1.0 |
| Pewter | 0.105882 0.058824 0.113725 |
0.427451 0.470588 0.541176 |
0.333333 0.333333 0.521569 |
9.84615 | 1.0 |
| Silver | 0.19225 0.19225 0.19225 |
0.50754 0.50754 0.50754 |
0.508273 0.508273 0.508273 |
51.2 | 1.0 |
| Polished Silver | 0.23125 0.23125 0.23125 |
0.2775 0.2775 0.2775 |
0.773911 0.773911 0.773911 |
89.6 | 1.0 |
| Emerald | 0.0215 0.1745 0.0215 |
0.07568 0.61424 0.07568 |
0.633 0.727811 0.633 |
76.8 | 0.55 |
| Jade | 0.135 0.2225 0.1575 |
0.54 0.89 0.63 |
0.316228 0.316228 0.316228 |
12.8 | 0.95 |
| Obsidian | 0.05375 0.05 0.06625 |
0.18275 0.17 0.22525 |
0.332741 0.328634 0.346435 |
38.4 | 0.82 |
| Pearl | 0.25 0.20725 0.20725 |
1.0 0.829 0.829 |
0.296648 0.296648 0.296648 |
11.264 | 0.922 |
| Ruby | 0.1745 0.01175 0.01175 |
0.61424 0.04136 0.04136 |
0.727811 0.626959 0.626959 |
76.8 | 0.55 |
| Turquoise | 0.1 0.18725 0.1745 |
0.396 0.74151 0.69102 |
0.297254 0.30829 0.306678 |
12.8 | 0.8 |
| Black Plastic | 0.0 0.0 0.0 |
0.01 0.01 0.01 |
0.50 0.50 0.50 |
32 | 1.0 |
| Black Rubber | 0.02 0.02 0.02 |
0.01 0.01 0.01 |
0.4 0.4 0.4 |
10 | 1.0 |