Abstract: A method for creating a metamer for an image for a display, the method comprising receiving a first input image, dividing the input image into a plurality of regions comprising a foveal region and at least one peripheral region, wherein each region of the plurality of regions comprises a plurality of pixels, determining, for each of the at least one peripheral region, the distribution of statistics associated with each of the at least one peripheral region, for each of the at least one peripheral region, identifying a metamer for the peripheral region wherein the metamer has similar and/or identical distribution of statistics to the associated peripheral region, and creating an output image based on the foveal region and the metamer for each of the at least one peripheral region such that the peripheral region of the output image is perceived to be the same as the peripheral region of the input image when perceived by a viewer of the image.