Sources of color -- What is color and how did we come to experience it? -- From light to color -- Color perception phenomena -- Orderly arrangements of color -- Defining the color stimulus -- Calculating color -- Colorants and their mixture -- Color reproduction -- The web of color -- Color (theory) in art -- Harmony of colors
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Our visual perception of color is the result of a complex interaction of light, chemicals, and the visual aparatus of our eyes and brain. In this book, the scientific principles and concepts of color: the nature of light, color perception, and the measurement of color are compiled into a single reference source. This book contains thorough explanations of key technical concepts concerning light, human vision, and color perception phenomena, examines color reproduction technologies and techniques, and offers a historical review of the development of color theory and art