CIE TC8-01 has adopted a new color appearance model: CIECAM02(1) replaces the CIECAM97s.(2) The new model consists of a number of refinements and simplifications of the CIECAM97s color appearance model. This article describes further tests to the robustness of the forward and reverse modes. (C) 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Col Res Appl, 30, 99-106, 2005; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www. interscience.wiley.com).