frequency 63 Hz 125 Hz 250 Hz 500 Hz 1,000 Hz

c3 7.46169E-05 5.25940E-05 0 0 0
c2 -0.00984189 -0.00654132 0.00124457 0.00209933 0.00000000
c1 0.746290 0.800557 0.720323 0.761911 1.000000
c0 0.425879 0.295663 0.780066 0.467849 0.000000
1.799 2.097 2.398 2.699 3.000

frequency 63 Hz 125 Hz 250 Hz 500 Hz 1,000 Hz

0 phon 48.7 dB (SPL) 32.5 dB (SPL) 14.7 dB (SPL) 2.3 dB (SPL) 0.0 dB (SPL)
10 phon 57.7 dB (SPL) 42.3 dB (SPL) 24.3 dB (SPL) 14.0 dB (SPL) 10.0 dB (SPL)
20 phon 64.7 dB (SPL) 50.6 dB (SPL) 33.6 dB (SPL) 25.1 dB (SPL) 20.0 dB (SPL)
40 phon 74.1 dB (SPL) 63.9 dB (SPL) 51.5 dB (SPL) 46.3 dB (SPL) 40.0 dB (SPL)
60 phon 80.7 dB (SPL) 74.8 dB (SPL) 68.4 dB (SPL) 65.7 dB (SPL) 60.0 dB (SPL)
80 phon 88.0 dB (SPL) 85.9 dB (SPL) 84.3 dB (SPL) 83.5 dB (SPL) 80.0 dB (SPL)
100 phon 99.6 dB (SPL) 99.7 dB (SPL) 99.2 dB (SPL) 99.5 dB (SPL) 100.0 dB (SPL)

Notes:
• Harvey Fletcher and Wilden A. Munson published “Loudness, its definition, measurement and calculation
• The parameters are taken from table B1 in “Modeling the relation between the intensity just-noticeable differ
• A correction of y = 100 - f(100-x) seem required on the parameters, in order to get the results by Fletcher-Mu
• The figure below contains the Fletcher-Munson equal loudness contours in blue and the ISO 226:2003 contou
Links:
Fletcher-Munso http://psycnet.apa.org/psycinfo/1934-01463-001
Allen-Neely (19 http://mastering.maximalsound.com/audio_docs/AllenNeely1997JASA.pdf

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 2,000 Hz 4,000 Hz 8,000 Hz 11,300 Hz 16,000 Hz
0 0 0 0 0
-0.00119560 -0.00240718 -0.00232339 -0.00243900 -0.00056627
1.141410 1.231400 1.206590 1.244740 1.034460
-0.622967 -0.393083 0.042669 0.042669 -1.827710
3.301 3.602 3.903 4.053 4.204

2,000 Hz 4,000 Hz 8,000 Hz 11,300 Hz 16,000 Hz

-1.6 dB (SPL) 1.3 dB (SPL) 2.5 dB (SPL) -0.1 dB (SPL) 4.0 dB (SPL)
7.6 dB (SPL) 9.1 dB (SPL) 10.2 dB (SPL) 7.7 dB (SPL) 13.3 dB (SPL)
17.0 dB (SPL) 17.3 dB (SPL) 18.3 dB (SPL) 16.0 dB (SPL) 22.7 dB (SPL)
36.4 dB (SPL) 35.2 dB (SPL) 35.9 dB (SPL) 34.1 dB (SPL) 41.8 dB (SPL)
56.9 dB (SPL) 55.0 dB (SPL) 55.4 dB (SPL) 54.1 dB (SPL) 61.4 dB (SPL)
78.3 dB (SPL) 76.7 dB (SPL) 76.8 dB (SPL) 76.0 dB (SPL) 81.4 dB (SPL)
100.6 dB (SPL) 100.4 dB (SPL) 100.0 dB (SPL) 100.0 dB (SPL) 101.8 dB (SPL)

ement and calculation” (1933) in Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Vol. 5, pp. 82–108. (doi:10.1121/1.1915637)
ensity just-noticeable difference and loudness for pure tones and wideband noise” by Jont B. Allen and Stephen T. Neely
the results by Fletcher-Munson.
d the ISO 226:2003 contours in green for reference.

son Equal-loudness countours

0 phon
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 100
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 08. (doi:10.1121/1.1915637)
Allen and Stephen T. Neely

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100
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Notes:
• D. W. Robinson and R. S. Dadson, “A re-determination of the equal loudness relations for pure tones” (1956) i
• No publicly availble source of data or formula was found
• ISO 226:1961 and ISO 226:1987 use the same equal-loudness contours as reported by Robinson-Dadson
Links:
Robinson-Dadsohttp://iopscience.iop.org/0508-3443/7/5/302/
ISO/R 226:1961 http://www.iso.org/iso/home/store/catalogue_ics/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=4099
ISO 226:1987 http://www.iso.org/iso/home/store/catalogue_ics/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=4100
ns for pure tones” (1956) in British Journal of Applied Physics 7, pp.166-181 (doi:10.1088/0508-3443/7/5/302)

by Robinson-Dadson

htm?csnumber=4099
htm?csnumber=4100
8-3443/7/5/302)
frequency 20 Hz 25 Hz 32 Hz 40 Hz 50 Hz
af 0.532 0.506 0.480 0.455 0.432
Lu -31.6 -27.2 -23.0 -19.1 -15.9
Tf 78.5 68.7 59.5 51.1 44.0

frequency 20 Hz 25 Hz 32 Hz 40 Hz 50 Hz
0 phon 76.6 dB (SPL) 65.6 dB (SPL) 55.1 dB (SPL) 45.5 dB (SPL) 37.6 dB (SPL)
10 phon 83.8 dB (SPL) 75.8 dB (SPL) 68.2 dB (SPL) 61.1 dB (SPL) 55.0 dB (SPL)
20 phon 89.6 dB (SPL) 82.7 dB (SPL) 76.0 dB (SPL) 69.6 dB (SPL) 64.0 dB (SPL)
40 phon 99.9 dB (SPL) 93.9 dB (SPL) 88.2 dB (SPL) 82.6 dB (SPL) 77.8 dB (SPL)
60 phon 109.5 dB (SPL) 104.2 dB (SPL) 99.1 dB (SPL) 94.2 dB (SPL) 90.0 dB (SPL)
80 phon 119.0 dB (SPL) 114.2 dB (SPL) 109.6 dB (SPL) 105.3 dB (SPL) 101.7 dB (SPL)
100 phon 128.4 dB (SPL) 124.2 dB (SPL) 120.1 dB (SPL) 116.4 dB (SPL) 113.4 dB (SPL)

Notes:
• ISO 226:2003 is available for a fee
• The values and equation above have been taken from a MathLab function created by Jeff Tackett
• ISO 226:2003 does not define frequencies above 12.5 kHz. The last two values have been added to show the s
• The values above 1 kHz for 100 phon are extrapolated from the Mathlab library and are not defined in the sta
• The ISO 226 revision was based on 16 studies, and was lead by Yôiti Suzuki of Tohoku University (Japan)
Links:
ISO 226:2003 http://www.iso.org/iso/home/store/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=34222
MathLab functi http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/7028-iso-226-equal-loudness-level-co
Report Suzuki http://www.mp3-tech.org/programmer/docs/IS-01Y-E.pdf

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 63 Hz 80 Hz 100 Hz 125 Hz 160 Hz 200 Hz
0.409 0.387 0.367 0.349 0.330 0.315
-13.0 -10.3 -8.1 -6.2 -4.5 -3.1
37.5 31.5 26.5 22.1 17.9 14.4

63 Hz 80 Hz 100 Hz 125 Hz 160 Hz 200 Hz

30.9 dB (SPL) 25.0 dB (SPL) 20.5 dB (SPL) 16.6 dB (SPL) 13.1 dB (SPL) 10.1 dB (SPL)
49.0 dB (SPL) 43.2 dB (SPL) 38.1 dB (SPL) 33.5 dB (SPL) 28.8 dB (SPL) 24.8 dB (SPL)
58.6 dB (SPL) 53.2 dB (SPL) 48.4 dB (SPL) 43.9 dB (SPL) 39.4 dB (SPL) 35.5 dB (SPL)
73.1 dB (SPL) 68.5 dB (SPL) 64.4 dB (SPL) 60.6 dB (SPL) 56.7 dB (SPL) 53.4 dB (SPL)
85.9 dB (SPL) 82.1 dB (SPL) 78.7 dB (SPL) 75.6 dB (SPL) 72.5 dB (SPL) 69.9 dB (SPL)
98.4 dB (SPL) 95.2 dB (SPL) 92.5 dB (SPL) 90.1 dB (SPL) 87.8 dB (SPL) 85.9 dB (SPL)
110.6 dB (SPL) 108.2 dB (SPL) 106.2 dB (SPL) 104.5 dB (SPL) 103.0 dB (SPL) 101.8 dB (SPL)

by Jeff Tackett
e been added to show the steep cut-off at 15kHz. They are very rough estimates at best.
d are not defined in the standard.
ku University (Japan)

htm?csnumber=34222
26-equal-loudness-level-contour-signal

2003 Equal-Loudness Contours

0 phon
10 phon
20 phon
40 phon
60 phon
80 phon
100
phon
 20 phon
40 phon
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80 phon
100
phon

10,000 Hz 100,000 Hz
 250 Hz 315 Hz 400 Hz 500 Hz 630 Hz 800 Hz
0.301 0.288 0.276 0.267 0.259 0.253
-2.0 -1.1 -0.4 0.0 0.3 0.5
11.4 8.6 6.2 4.4 3.0 2.2

250 Hz 315 Hz 400 Hz 500 Hz 630 Hz 800 Hz

7.5 dB (SPL) 5.1 dB (SPL) 3.1 dB (SPL) 1.5 dB (SPL) 0.3 dB (SPL) -0.3 dB (SPL)
21.3 dB (SPL) 18.1 dB (SPL) 15.1 dB (SPL) 13.0 dB (SPL) 11.2 dB (SPL) 10.0 dB (SPL)
32.0 dB (SPL) 28.7 dB (SPL) 25.7 dB (SPL) 23.4 dB (SPL) 21.5 dB (SPL) 20.1 dB (SPL)
50.4 dB (SPL) 47.6 dB (SPL) 45.0 dB (SPL) 43.1 dB (SPL) 41.3 dB (SPL) 40.1 dB (SPL)
67.5 dB (SPL) 65.4 dB (SPL) 63.5 dB (SPL) 62.1 dB (SPL) 60.8 dB (SPL) 59.9 dB (SPL)
84.3 dB (SPL) 82.9 dB (SPL) 81.7 dB (SPL) 80.9 dB (SPL) 80.2 dB (SPL) 79.7 dB (SPL)
101.0 dB (SPL) 100.3 dB (SPL) 99.8 dB (SPL) 99.6 dB (SPL) 99.5 dB (SPL) 99.4 dB (SPL)

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z
 1,000 Hz 1,250 Hz 1,600 Hz 2,000 Hz 2,500 Hz 3,150 Hz
0.250 0.246 0.244 0.243 0.243 0.243
0.0 -2.7 -4.1 -1.0 1.7 2.5
2.4 3.5 1.7 -1.3 -4.2 -6.0

1,000 Hz 1,250 Hz 1,600 Hz 2,000 Hz 2,500 Hz 3,150 Hz

0.0 dB (SPL) 1.0 dB (SPL) -1.2 dB (SPL) -4.1 dB (SPL) -7.0 dB (SPL) -9.0 dB (SPL)
10.0 dB (SPL) 11.3 dB (SPL) 10.4 dB (SPL) 7.3 dB (SPL) 4.5 dB (SPL) 3.0 dB (SPL)
20.0 dB (SPL) 21.5 dB (SPL) 21.4 dB (SPL) 18.2 dB (SPL) 15.4 dB (SPL) 14.3 dB (SPL)
40.0 dB (SPL) 41.8 dB (SPL) 42.5 dB (SPL) 39.2 dB (SPL) 36.5 dB (SPL) 35.6 dB (SPL)
60.0 dB (SPL) 62.2 dB (SPL) 63.2 dB (SPL) 60.0 dB (SPL) 57.3 dB (SPL) 56.4 dB (SPL)
80.0 dB (SPL) 82.5 dB (SPL) 83.7 dB (SPL) 80.6 dB (SPL) 77.9 dB (SPL) 77.1 dB (SPL)
100.0 dB (SPL) 102.8 dB (SPL) 104.3 dB (SPL) 101.2 dB (SPL) 98.5 dB (SPL) 97.7 dB (SPL)
 4,000 Hz 5,000 Hz 6,300 Hz 8,000 Hz 10,000 Hz 12,500 Hz
0.242 0.242 0.245 0.254 0.271 0.301
1.2 -2.1 -7.1 -11.2 -10.7 -3.1
-5.4 -1.5 6.0 12.6 13.9 12.3

4,000 Hz 5,000 Hz 6,300 Hz 8,000 Hz 10,000 Hz 12,500 Hz

-8.5 dB (SPL) -4.5 dB (SPL) 3.3 dB (SPL) 9.8 dB (SPL) 10.5 dB (SPL) 8.4 dB (SPL)
3.8 dB (SPL) 7.5 dB (SPL) 14.3 dB (SPL) 21.0 dB (SPL) 23.4 dB (SPL) 22.3 dB (SPL)
15.1 dB (SPL) 18.6 dB (SPL) 25.0 dB (SPL) 31.5 dB (SPL) 34.4 dB (SPL) 33.0 dB (SPL)
36.6 dB (SPL) 40.0 dB (SPL) 45.8 dB (SPL) 51.8 dB (SPL) 54.3 dB (SPL) 51.5 dB (SPL)
57.6 dB (SPL) 60.9 dB (SPL) 66.4 dB (SPL) 71.7 dB (SPL) 73.2 dB (SPL) 68.6 dB (SPL)
78.3 dB (SPL) 81.6 dB (SPL) 86.8 dB (SPL) 91.4 dB (SPL) 91.7 dB (SPL) 85.4 dB (SPL)
99.0 dB (SPL) 102.3 dB (SPL) 107.2 dB (SPL) 111.1 dB (SPL) 110.2 dB (SPL) 102.1 dB (SPL)
 16,000 Hz 20,000 Hz
0.310 0.330
-2.0 -35.0
17.0 80.0

16,000 Hz 20,000 Hz
14.1 dB (SPL) 79.7 dB (SPL)
25.2 dB (SPL) 81.5 dB (SPL)
34.7 dB (SPL) 84.2 dB (SPL)
52.0 dB (SPL) 92.8 dB (SPL)
68.4 dB (SPL) 104.9 dB (SPL)
84.7 dB (SPL) 119.0 dB (SPL)
100.8 dB (SPL) 133.7 dB (SPL)
frequency 20 Hz 25 Hz 32 Hz 40 Hz 50 Hz 63 Hz
ITU-R BS.468 -29.9 dB -23.9 dB
Approximation -33.8 dB -31.9 dB -29.9 dB -27.8 dB -25.9 dB -23.9 dB

Notes:
• ITU-R BS.468-4 is available for free
• The standard is oftend referred to as "ITU R-468"
• The approximation is created by adding a low-pass and a high-pass filter, and adjusting the parameters to clos
• The approximation is somewhat off, especially around 8000 Hz, although still within the specified error range.
Links:
ITU-R BS.468-4 http://www.itu.int/rec/R-REC-BS.468/en

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Approximation
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-19.8 dB -13.8 dB
-21.8 dB -19.8 dB -17.9 dB -15.8 dB -13.8 dB -11.9 dB -9.9 dB

ting the parameters to closely match the standard.

n the specified error range.

10,000 Hz 100,000 Hz
10,000 Hz 100,000 Hz
 400 Hz 500 Hz 630 Hz 800 Hz 1,000 Hz 1,250 Hz 1,600 Hz
-7.8 dB -1.9 dB 0.0 dB
-7.8 dB -5.9 dB -3.9 dB -1.9 dB 0.0 dB 1.9 dB 4.0 dB

100,000 Hz
100,000 Hz
2,000 Hz 2,500 Hz 3,150 Hz 4,000 Hz 5,000 Hz 6,300 Hz 7,100 Hz
5.6 dB 9.0 dB 10.5 dB 11.7 dB 12.2 dB 12.0 dB
5.7 dB 7.4 dB 9.0 dB 10.4 dB 11.5 dB 12.1 dB 12.1 dB
8,000 Hz 9,000 Hz 10,000 Hz 12,500 Hz 16,000 Hz 20,000 Hz
11.4 dB 10.1 dB 8.1 dB 0.0 dB -11.7 dB -22.2 dB
11.7 dB 10.3 dB 8.0 dB 0.0 dB -11.4 dB -22.1 dB
frequency 10 Hz 13 Hz 16 Hz 20 Hz 25 Hz 32 Hz
dB(A) standard -70.4 dB -63.4 dB -56.7 dB -50.5 dB -44.7 dB -39.4 dB
dB(B) standard -38.2 dB -33.2 dB -28.5 dB -24.2 dB -20.4 dB -17.1 dB
dB(C) standard -14.3 dB -11.2 dB -8.5 dB -6.2 dB -4.4 dB -3.0 dB
dB(D) standard -26.6 dB -24.6 dB -22.6 dB -20.6 dB -18.7 dB -16.5 dB
dB(Z) standard 0.0 dB 0.0 dB 0.0 dB 0.0 dB 0.0 dB 0.0 dB
dB(A) approxim -70.4 dB -63.6 dB -56.4 dB -50.4 dB -44.8 dB -39.5 dB
dB(B) approxima -38.2 dB -33.3 dB -28.3 dB -24.2 dB -20.5 dB -17.1 dB
dB(C) approxima -14.3 dB -11.3 dB -8.4 dB -6.2 dB -4.4 dB -3.0 dB
dB(D) approxim -26.6 dB -24.7 dB -22.6 dB -20.6 dB -18.7 dB -16.7 dB

Notes:
• IEC 61672 is available for a fee
• The table valued have been taken from a Dutch consultancy website
• The formulass above have been taken from Wikipedia article on A-weighting
• The B and D contours are no longer specified in IEC 61672:2003, only in the older IEC 60651.
• dB(M) is equal to ITU-R BS.468-4. See the appropriate tab for those values.
• dB(Z) refers to unweighed sound levels. Thus with weighing of 0 dB for all frequencies.
Links:
IEC 61672 http://webstore.iec.ch/Webstore/webstore.nsf/ArtNum_PK/33798
IEC 60651 http://webstore.iec.ch/Webstore/webstore.nsf/ArtNum_PK/27971
Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A-weighting
Table http://www.sonus.nl/dutch/begrippen/toelichtingen/abcdweging.html

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 40 Hz 50 Hz 63 Hz 80 Hz 100 Hz 125 Hz 160 Hz
-34.6 dB -30.2 dB -26.2 dB -22.5 dB -19.1 dB -16.1 dB -13.4 dB
-14.2 dB -11.6 dB -9.3 dB -7.4 dB -5.6 dB -4.2 dB -3.0 dB
-2.0 dB -1.3 dB -0.8 dB -0.5 dB -0.3 dB -0.2 dB -0.1 dB
-14.5 dB -12.5 dB -11.0 dB -9.0 dB -7.5 dB -6.0 dB -4.5 dB
0.0 dB 0.0 dB 0.0 dB 0.0 dB 0.0 dB 0.0 dB 0.0 dB
-34.5 dB -30.3 dB -26.2 dB -22.4 dB -19.1 dB -16.2 dB -13.2 dB
-14.1 dB -11.6 dB -9.4 dB -7.3 dB -5.6 dB -4.2 dB -2.9 dB
-2.0 dB -1.3 dB -0.8 dB -0.5 dB -0.3 dB -0.2 dB -0.1 dB
-14.7 dB -12.8 dB -10.9 dB -8.9 dB -7.2 dB -5.6 dB -3.9 dB

dB(A) approxi

dB(B) approxi

dB(C) approxi

dB(D) approxi
 dB(A) approxi

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dB(C) approxi

dB(D) approxi

000 Hz 10,000 Hz
 200 Hz 250 Hz 315 Hz 400 Hz 500 Hz 630 Hz 800 Hz
-10.9 dB -8.6 dB -6.6 dB -4.8 dB -3.2 dB -1.9 dB -0.8 dB
-2.0 dB -1.3 dB -0.8 dB -0.5 dB -0.3 dB -0.1 dB 0.0 dB
0.0 dB 0.0 dB 0.0 dB 0.0 dB 0.0 dB 0.0 dB 0.0 dB
-3.0 dB -2.0 dB -1.0 dB -0.5 dB 0.0 dB 0.0 dB 0.0 dB
0.0 dB 0.0 dB 0.0 dB 0.0 dB 0.0 dB 0.0 dB 0.0 dB
-10.8 dB -8.7 dB -6.6 dB -4.8 dB -3.2 dB -1.9 dB -0.8 dB
-2.0 dB -1.4 dB -0.9 dB -0.5 dB -0.3 dB -0.1 dB 0.0 dB
0.0 dB 0.0 dB 0.0 dB 0.0 dB 0.0 dB 0.0 dB 0.0 dB
-2.6 dB -1.6 dB -0.8 dB -0.4 dB -0.3 dB -0.5 dB -0.6 dB

dB(A) approximation

dB(B) approximation

dB(C) approximation

dB(D) approximation
dB(A) approximation

dB(B) approximation

dB(C) approximation

dB(D) approximation

100,000 Hz
1,000 Hz 1,250 Hz 1,600 Hz 2,000 Hz 2,500 Hz 3,150 Hz 4,000 Hz
0.0 dB 0.6 dB 1.0 dB 1.2 dB 1.3 dB 1.2 dB 1.0 dB
0.0 dB 0.0 dB 0.0 dB -0.1 dB -0.2 dB -0.4 dB -0.7 dB
0.0 dB 0.0 dB -0.1 dB -0.2 dB -0.3 dB -0.5 dB -0.8 dB
0.0 dB 2.0 dB 5.5 dB 8.0 dB 10.0 dB 11.0 dB 11.0 dB
0.0 dB 0.0 dB 0.0 dB 0.0 dB 0.0 dB 0.0 dB 0.0 dB
0.0 dB 0.6 dB 1.0 dB 1.2 dB 1.3 dB 1.2 dB 1.0 dB
0.0 dB 0.0 dB 0.0 dB -0.1 dB -0.2 dB -0.4 dB -0.7 dB
0.0 dB 0.0 dB -0.1 dB -0.2 dB -0.3 dB -0.5 dB -0.8 dB
0.0 dB 1.9 dB 5.0 dB 7.9 dB 10.3 dB 11.5 dB 11.1 dB
5,000 Hz 6,300 Hz 8,000 Hz 10,000 Hz 12,500 Hz 16,000 Hz 20,000 Hz
0.5 dB -0.1 dB -1.1 dB -2.5 dB -4.3 dB -6.6 dB -9.3 dB
-1.2 dB -1.9 dB -2.9 dB -4.3 dB -6.1 dB -8.4 dB -11.1 dB
-1.3 dB -2.0 dB -3.0 dB -4.4 dB -6.2 dB -8.5 dB -11.2 dB
10.0 dB 8.5 dB 6.0 dB 3.0 dB 1.4 dB -0.7 dB -2.7 dB
0.0 dB 0.0 dB 0.0 dB 0.0 dB 0.0 dB 0.0 dB 0.0 dB
0.6 dB -0.1 dB -1.1 dB -2.5 dB -4.2 dB -6.7 dB -9.3 dB
-1.2 dB -1.9 dB -2.9 dB -4.3 dB -6.1 dB -8.5 dB -11.2 dB
-1.3 dB -2.0 dB -3.0 dB -4.4 dB -6.2 dB -8.6 dB -11.3 dB
9.6 dB 7.6 dB 5.5 dB 3.4 dB 1.4 dB -0.8 dB -2.7 dB
frequency 20 Hz 25 Hz 32 Hz 40 Hz
ISO 226 @0 phon -76.6 dB -65.6 dB -55.1 dB -45.5 dB
ISO 226 @10 phon -73.8 dB -65.8 dB -58.2 dB -51.1 dB
ISO 226 @20 phon -69.6 dB -62.7 dB -56.0 dB -49.6 dB
ISO 226 @40 phon -59.9 dB -53.9 dB -48.2 dB -42.6 dB
ISO 226 @60 phon -49.5 dB -44.2 dB -39.1 dB -34.2 dB
ISO 226 @80 phon -39.0 dB -34.2 dB -29.6 dB -25.3 dB
ISO 226 @100 phon -28.4 dB -24.2 dB -20.1 dB -16.4 dB
dB(A) approximatio -50.4 dB -44.8 dB -39.5 dB -34.5 dB
dB(B) approximatio -24.2 dB -20.5 dB -17.1 dB -14.1 dB
dB(C) approximatio -6.2 dB -4.4 dB -3.0 dB -2.0 dB
dB(D) approximatio -20.6 dB -18.7 dB -16.7 dB -14.7 dB
ITU-R BS.468 -33.8 dB -31.9 dB -29.9 dB -27.8 dB

Notes:
• The equal-loudness contours of ISO 226:2003 are inverted to allow comparison with IEC 61672 and ITU-R BS.4

20 dB

Accousting W
10 dB

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-20 dB

-30 dB

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100 Hz 1,000 Hz
 50 Hz 63 Hz 80 Hz 100 Hz 125 Hz 160 Hz
-37.6 dB -30.9 dB -25.0 dB -20.5 dB -16.6 dB -13.1 dB
-45.0 dB -39.0 dB -33.2 dB -28.1 dB -23.5 dB -18.8 dB
-44.0 dB -38.6 dB -33.2 dB -28.4 dB -23.9 dB -19.4 dB
-37.8 dB -33.1 dB -28.5 dB -24.4 dB -20.6 dB -16.7 dB
-30.0 dB -25.9 dB -22.1 dB -18.7 dB -15.6 dB -12.5 dB
-21.7 dB -18.4 dB -15.2 dB -12.5 dB -10.1 dB -7.8 dB
-13.4 dB -10.6 dB -8.2 dB -6.2 dB -4.5 dB -3.0 dB
-30.3 dB -26.2 dB -22.4 dB -19.1 dB -16.2 dB -13.2 dB
-11.6 dB -9.4 dB -7.3 dB -5.6 dB -4.2 dB -2.9 dB
-1.3 dB -0.8 dB -0.5 dB -0.3 dB -0.2 dB -0.1 dB
-12.8 dB -10.9 dB -8.9 dB -7.2 dB -5.6 dB -3.9 dB
-25.9 dB -23.9 dB -21.8 dB -19.8 dB -17.9 dB -15.8 dB

mparison with IEC 61672 and ITU-R BS.468.

Accousting Weighing Curves

ISO 226 @0 phon

ISO 226 @10 phon
ISO 226 @20 phon
ISO 226 @40 phon
ISO 226 @60 phon
ISO 226 @80 phon
ISO 226 @100 phon
dB(A) approximation
dB(B) approximation
dB(C) approximation
dB(D) approximation
ITU-R BS.468
 ISO 226 @100 phon
dB(A) approximation
dB(B) approximation
dB(C) approximation
dB(D) approximation
ITU-R BS.468

1,000 Hz 10,000 Hz
 200 Hz 250 Hz 315 Hz 400 Hz 500 Hz 630 Hz
-10.1 dB -7.5 dB -5.1 dB -3.1 dB -1.5 dB -0.3 dB
-14.8 dB -11.3 dB -8.1 dB -5.1 dB -3.0 dB -1.2 dB
-15.5 dB -12.0 dB -8.7 dB -5.7 dB -3.4 dB -1.5 dB
-13.4 dB -10.4 dB -7.6 dB -5.0 dB -3.1 dB -1.3 dB
-9.9 dB -7.5 dB -5.4 dB -3.5 dB -2.1 dB -0.8 dB
-5.9 dB -4.3 dB -2.9 dB -1.7 dB -0.9 dB -0.2 dB
-1.8 dB -1.0 dB -0.3 dB 0.2 dB 0.4 dB 0.5 dB
-10.8 dB -8.7 dB -6.6 dB -4.8 dB -3.2 dB -1.9 dB
-2.0 dB -1.4 dB -0.9 dB -0.5 dB -0.3 dB -0.1 dB
0.0 dB 0.0 dB 0.0 dB 0.0 dB 0.0 dB 0.0 dB
-2.6 dB -1.6 dB -0.8 dB -0.4 dB -0.3 dB -0.5 dB
-13.8 dB -11.9 dB -9.9 dB -7.8 dB -5.9 dB -3.9 dB

ISO 226 @0 phon

ISO 226 @10 phon
ISO 226 @20 phon
ISO 226 @40 phon
ISO 226 @60 phon
ISO 226 @80 phon
ISO 226 @100 phon
dB(A) approximation
dB(B) approximation
dB(C) approximation
dB(D) approximation
ITU-R BS.468
ISO 226 @100 phon
dB(A) approximation
dB(B) approximation
dB(C) approximation
dB(D) approximation
ITU-R BS.468

100,000 Hz
800 Hz 1,000 Hz 1,250 Hz 1,600 Hz 2,000 Hz 2,500 Hz
0.3 dB 0.0 dB -1.0 dB 1.2 dB 4.1 dB 7.0 dB
0.0 dB 0.0 dB -1.3 dB -0.4 dB 2.7 dB 5.5 dB
-0.1 dB 0.0 dB -1.5 dB -1.4 dB 1.8 dB 4.6 dB
-0.1 dB 0.0 dB -1.8 dB -2.5 dB 0.8 dB 3.5 dB
0.1 dB 0.0 dB -2.2 dB -3.2 dB 0.0 dB 2.7 dB
0.3 dB 0.0 dB -2.5 dB -3.7 dB -0.6 dB 2.1 dB
0.6 dB 0.0 dB -2.8 dB -4.3 dB -1.2 dB 1.5 dB
-0.8 dB 0.0 dB 0.6 dB 1.0 dB 1.2 dB 1.3 dB
0.0 dB 0.0 dB 0.0 dB 0.0 dB -0.1 dB -0.2 dB
0.0 dB 0.0 dB 0.0 dB -0.1 dB -0.2 dB -0.3 dB
-0.6 dB 0.0 dB 1.9 dB 5.0 dB 7.9 dB 10.3 dB
-1.9 dB 0.0 dB 1.9 dB 4.0 dB 5.7 dB 7.4 dB
3,150 Hz 4,000 Hz 5,000 Hz 6,300 Hz 8,000 Hz 10,000 Hz
9.0 dB 8.5 dB 4.5 dB -3.3 dB -9.8 dB -10.5 dB
7.0 dB 6.2 dB 2.5 dB -4.3 dB -11.0 dB -13.4 dB
5.7 dB 4.9 dB 1.4 dB -5.0 dB -11.5 dB -14.4 dB
4.4 dB 3.4 dB 0.0 dB -5.8 dB -11.8 dB -14.3 dB
3.6 dB 2.4 dB -0.9 dB -6.4 dB -11.7 dB -13.2 dB
2.9 dB 1.7 dB -1.6 dB -6.8 dB -11.4 dB -11.7 dB
2.3 dB 1.0 dB -2.3 dB -7.2 dB -11.1 dB -10.2 dB
1.2 dB 1.0 dB 0.6 dB -0.1 dB -1.1 dB -2.5 dB
-0.4 dB -0.7 dB -1.2 dB -1.9 dB -2.9 dB -4.3 dB
-0.5 dB -0.8 dB -1.3 dB -2.0 dB -3.0 dB -4.4 dB
11.5 dB 11.1 dB 9.6 dB 7.6 dB 5.5 dB 3.4 dB
9.0 dB 10.4 dB 11.5 dB 12.1 dB 11.7 dB 8.0 dB
12,500 Hz 16,000 Hz 20,000 Hz
-8.4 dB -14.1 dB -79.7 dB
-12.3 dB -15.2 dB -71.5 dB
-13.0 dB -14.7 dB -64.2 dB
-11.5 dB -12.0 dB -52.8 dB
-8.6 dB -8.4 dB -44.9 dB
-5.4 dB -4.7 dB -39.0 dB
-2.1 dB -0.8 dB -33.7 dB
-4.2 dB -6.7 dB -9.3 dB
-6.1 dB -8.5 dB -11.2 dB
-6.2 dB -8.6 dB -11.3 dB
1.4 dB -0.8 dB -2.7 dB
0.0 dB -11.4 dB -22.1 dB