1. A color mapping method comprising: providing a first spectral model including a plurality of variables; providing a second spectral model corresponding to a respective image forming device configured to utilize a plurality of available colorants to form a plurality of hard images, wherein the providing the second spectral model includes identifying a plurality of values for at least some respective ones of the variables of the first spectral model; providing a plurality of colorimetric values of a device independent color space; and associating individual ones of the colorimetric values with a plurality of weights of respective ones of the available colorants using the second spectral model including the identified values.