This study investigated the effect of age and application type on the color design of user interfaces for children's applications. We collected 223 popular children's applications from the Apple App Store, focusing on children of three age groups (3-5, 6-8, and 9-11 years old). There were two types of applications: educational applications and game applications. To explore further and compare the differences between children and adults, we also collected color data on 58 adult applications (29 educational applications and 29 game applications). Due to the characteristics of the specific model, this article selects the HSB (Hue, Saturate, Bright) color model—which is composed of hue, saturation, and brightness, with a high degree of matching with the color vision of the human eye—to analyze the color of the application interfaces. According to the statistics, in terms of hue, different types of application interfaces use different frequencies of colors. Multicolor educational application interfaces use cool colors, such as blue; multicolor game application interfaces use warm colors, such as red and orange; and so on. In terms of saturation, the frequency of high saturation in children's user interfaces is higher than that in adult user interfaces. In terms of brightness, children's application interfaces often use brighter colors. We also compared the statistical results with traditional color cognitive conclusions and discussed the possible reasons.

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儿童应用程序界面中的色彩设计

本研究调查了年龄和应用程序类型对儿童应用程序用户界面颜色设计的影响。我们从 Apple App Store 收集了 223 款热门儿童应用，主要针对三个年龄段（3-5、6-8 和 9-11 岁）的儿童。有两种类型的应用程序：教育应用程序和游戏应用程序。为了进一步探索和比较儿童和成人之间的差异，我们还收集了 58 个成人应用程序（29 个教育应用程序和 29 个游戏应用程序）的颜色数据。由于具体模型的特点，本文选择了HSB（Hue, Saturate, Bright）颜色模型——由色相、饱和度、亮度组成，与人眼的色觉高度匹配——分析应用程序界面的颜色。据统计，在色调方面，不同类型的应用界面使用的颜色频率不同。多色教育应用界面使用冷色，如蓝色；多色游戏应用界面采用暖色系，如红色、橙色等；等等。在饱和度方面，儿童用户界面的高饱和频率高于成人用户界面。在亮度方面，儿童的应用界面往往使用较亮的颜色。我们还将统计结果与传统的颜色认知结论进行了比较，并讨论了可能的原因。多色游戏应用界面采用暖色系，如红色、橙色等；等等。在饱和度方面，儿童用户界面的高饱和频率高于成人用户界面。在亮度方面，儿童的应用界面往往使用较亮的颜色。我们还将统计结果与传统的颜色认知结论进行了比较，并讨论了可能的原因。多色游戏应用界面采用暖色系，如红色、橙色等；等等。在饱和度方面，儿童用户界面的高饱和频率高于成人用户界面。在亮度方面，儿童的应用界面往往使用较亮的颜色。我们还将统计结果与传统的颜色认知结论进行了比较，并讨论了可能的原因。