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Colour

The document discusses the basics of color, including what color is, how humans perceive it, and why it is measured. Color is the visual sensation caused by light in the visible spectrum being reflected off objects and interacting with the human visual system. Many factors can affect the perception of color, making it difficult to define without measurement. Color measurement allows for accurate communication of color and avoids conflicts from varying human perception. Common methods of measuring color involve using instruments that follow CIE (Commission Internationale de I'Eclairage) standards and norms.

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Colour

The document discusses the basics of color, including what color is, how humans perceive it, and why it is measured. Color is the visual sensation caused by light in the visible spectrum being reflected off objects and interacting with the human visual system. Many factors can affect the perception of color, making it difficult to define without measurement. Color measurement allows for accurate communication of color and avoids conflicts from varying human perception. Common methods of measuring color involve using instruments that follow CIE (Commission Internationale de I'Eclairage) standards and norms.

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Background

What is Colour ? What is Light ? How do we sense colour ? How do we measure colour ? Why do we measure Colour ? Colour and Quality Matching Colour Mixing Colour Predicting Colour Typical Instruments Typical Applications

Basic Overview

Objective A clear understanding of the basic principals of the nature of colour, how we see it, measure it and communicate it.
A clear understanding of colour measurement and colour communication,

Basic Overview Colour


Even when we look around, a wide variety of colours leap into our eyes. We are surrounded by an infinite variety of colours in our daily lives. However, unlike length or weight, there is no physical scale for measuring colour, making it unlikely that everyone will answer in the same way when asked what a certain colour is.

Example- if we say blue ocean or blue sky to people, each individual will imagine different blue colours, because their colour sensitivity and past experiences will be different.

Basic Overview Colour A B C D

A variety of conditions affect how a colour looks.


Light source differences Observer differences Size differences Background differences Directional differences

So

what is colour?
Light is a small part of the whole range of electromagnetic waves. For the human eye only light of 360 to 780nm is visible and therefore important for the colour sensation. If there is no light it is impossible to see colour. If there is no object there is nothing to see. Without vision (observer) we cannot perceive the object or the light.

Why measure it?

Varying perception can result in customer/supplier conflict. Globalisation requires accurate remote colour measurement. Colour has become more important in branding perceptions. Eyes are unreliable and can be deceived.

How do we measure it?

CIE Norms- Systems for expressing colour numerically were developed by an International organisation concerned with light and colour, the Commission Internationale de IEclairage (CIE).

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