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  1. Color, the aspect of any object that may be described in terms of hue, lightness, and saturation. In physics, color is associated specifically with electromagnetic radiation of a certain range of wavelengths visible to the human eye. Learn more about color in this article.

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  2. Aug 11, 2023 · Color is science, physics, and emotions. Color is everything, and it basically leads us to choose the things we buy, influences how we feel, and conveys subconscious messages every day. Learning what color is helps us understand this fascinating part of science and, of course, the world we live in.

  3. Color science is the scientific study of color including lighting and optics; measurement of light and color; the physiology, psychophysics, and modeling of color vision; and color reproduction. It is the modern extension of traditional color theory.

    • Red. The first colour used in art was red – from ochre. And the first known example of cave art was a red ochre plaque, which contains symbolic engravings of triangles, diamond shapes and lines, dated to 75,000 years ago.
    • Blue. The world’s favourite colour is blue even though it is relatively new to the party linguistically. The ancient Greeks, Chinese, Japanese and Hebrews did not have a name for blue and thought of it as a version of green.
    • Yellow. Tony Orlando & Dawn – Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree ) TOTP ) 1973. This most contrary of colours has long been associated with cowardice (yellowish bile was thought to make you peevish) and ever since the 8th Century it was the colour of anti-Semitism.
    • Green. The usual associations of green relate to the natural world but it has also picked up some more malign connotations, including envy, jealousy, inexperience, illness and poison (at least in comic book bottles).
  4. Jul 23, 2019 · Seeing is the process that your eyes use to collect information and send it to your brain. Perceiving is how your brain takes that information and makes sense of it. Scientists estimate that the average human can distinguish over a million different colours. But that is not true for everyone.

  5. Color Science. In colour science, colorimetry is the science and technology that quantifies and physically describes human colour perception. From: Principles of Colour and Appearance Measurement, 2014

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