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@lgg lgg commented Jul 3, 2016

The formula using to calculate relative luminance (or brightness):
Y = 0.299 R + 0.587 G + 0.114

But it is correct in NTSC (1953) color space only. This formula is deprecated and legacy.
Actual color space sRGB significantly different: chromacity diagram.

Correct formula is:
Y = 0.2126 R + 0.7152 G + 0.0722 B

The proof of numbers
Source — Bruce Lindbloom site
See also — Charles Poynton Color FAQ

A lot of work or refactoring is not required. We can simply replace this coefficients.

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