In 2018, Shanghai launched a campaign to renovate the façade of old residential areas. With the renovation of the façade of these residential buildings, problems such as chaotic colors, dull colors, and strongly conflicting colors of walls have increasingly occurred. In this article, the color data of building samples were obtained by field investigation and the color attribute grading evaluation of

Articles from a broad search of the literature dating from 1704 are cited and described briefly in order to provide an overview of complementary colors and associated research areas, especially chromatic induction (ie, complementary afterimages) as the principal research area. The literature shows that complementary colors have roles in all aspects of color appearance and color vision. Forty specific

We investigated minimally required uniformity of refrigerator lighting for comfortable use while maintaining the perceived lighting quality. Two experimental conditions were set depending on having or not having the storage items. In both conditions, 12 luminance uniformity levels were provided in a refrigerator. A total of 33 women participated and assessed the lighting stimuli to judge the perceptibility

A well‐known color characterization method is to take an image of a color chart and then to find the mapping matrix from the digital RGBs to the corresponding known CIEXYZs. However, the prediction errors are generally large in CIELAB color space because of the nonlinear transformation from CIEXYZs to CIELABs. In this article, we propose an efficient and simple nonlinear method for the color characterization

A recent development in tactile technology enables an improvement in the appreciation of the visual arts for people with visual impairment (PVI). The tactile sense, in conjunction with, or a possibly as an alternative to, the auditory sense, would allow PVIs to approach artwork in a more self‐driven and engaging way that would be difficult to achieve with just an auditory stimulus. Tactile colour pictograms

Underwater images are affected by scattering of dust particles leading to hazy images. The difference in absorption of light at different wavelength leads to colorcast. Restoring underwater images from haze and colorcast degradation is a challenging task. This article proposes color corrected single scale retinex algorithm for the restoration of hazy and colorcast underwater images. Further, the illumination

Colour design in mental healthcare environments is acutely significant. Sensory acuity may be impaired through age, illness, or heightened stress and anxiety. While research has played a role in the development of guidance on the use of colour in such environments, this article suggests that this tends to be followed in a dogmatic, risk‐averse manner and predominately without professional design input

Pattern‐driven design method is an important data‐driven design method for printed fabric motif design in textiles and clothing industry. We introduce a novel framework for automatic design of color patterns in real‐world fabric motif images. The novelty of our work is to formulate the recognition of an underlying color pattern element as a spatial, multi‐target tracking, classification, segmentation

Metamerism is a critical color phenomenon which can cause serious problems for products assembled by various parts. Customers generally expect all parts are color‐matched under different observing conditions. This article extends the concepts of illuminant and observer metamerism to observing‐condition metamerism, that is, objects are color‐matched under one observing condition but not under others

The use of color and lighting as factors for adapting the housing of the elderly is tending to develop, in response to demographic data on the aging of the population and its impact on lifestyles. Adapting the environment for those over 60 years has become a national issue for public policy. So this article takes stock of the studies carried out on this issue. We have to review all the literature devoted

The Color of the Year was first introduced by Pantone in 2000, and recently (the last decade) we saw the trend of introducing a Color of the Year being picked up by more and more companies. Paints and coatings companies typically select their colors of the year by extensive research by designers and trend experts, resulting in a plurality of colors being introduced as Color of the Year, every year

Reconstruction of spectral information based on multi‐channel image system is a significant problem in color reproduction, detection, and recognition. A spectral radiance reconstruction from trichromatic digital camera responses is researched in this article. The mapping relationship between the trichromatic imaging system response and the incident spectral radiance is analyzed. Then, in order to remove

Often associated with acts of vandalism, graffiti can also be identified with the so‐called street art movement. Moreover, in the historical context of visual arts from the 20th and 21st century, graffiti spray paints feature among the materials employed in the work of representative artists such as Lucio Fontana, Richard Hamilton, Yves Klein, or David Alfaro Siqueiros. In this study, a large number

The physical evidence is influential on the consumer's attitude, quality perception, and purchasing behavior. The service atmosphere within the physical evidence scope is an element that requires huge investments. Together with low‐cost small changes, the physical environment could be rendered much more attractive to the consumer. Color and light are among the elements that are suitable for these changes

In this work, the extraction of significant features of Persian carpet patterns was studied. Four aesthetic related features were extracted for a collection of Persian carpet images. To this purpose, a set of 134 color images of three different categories of traditional Persian designs, named “Afshan,” “Lachak Toranj,” and “Torkaman” were collected. At first, the PHOG (Pyramid of Histogram of Orientation

We propose a general framework to study the relationship between the price of a painting and its color‐related attributes. To this end we focus on four key aspects: dominant colors, features of the color palette, color harmony, and color emotions. We demonstrate the usefulness of this approach with an example based on Mark Rothko's post‐1950 paintings (the “rectangular” series), and auction data from

Investigation of ink formulation options with the purpose to obtain color‐gamut‐optimal set of Cyan Magenta and Yellow CMY inks is reported. Implementation of the thickness dependent Kubelka‐Munk model on multiple ink layers having different and well‐defined thicknesses, provides characteristic absorption and scattering (K, S) spectra of the ink ingredients. These data enable accurate computation of

Color appearance models were developed to characterize the color attributes of stimuli under different viewing conditions based on data collected through magnitude estimation or color matching experiments. Although human beings experience very high light levels under daylight and the reproduction of colors under daylight is important in the color and imaging industries, the existing color appearance

Recently, it has become possible to examine the suitability of cosmetic products by virtual makeup techniques so that shoppers can buy products online. The virtual makeup can also be utilized at offline stores to prevent possible sanitation problems associated with swatching. Faithful color reproduction is one of the most important factors in virtual makeup applications. Thus, the color difference

The study aimed to compare the effectiveness of an experimental gel that contained 6% hydrogen peroxide, titanium dioxide (TiO2), and chitosan nanoparticles with that of the two bleaching agents that are routinely used and evaluate their effectiveness in a 3‐month period. Seventy‐two extracted premolar teeth were divided into three groups for the bleaching procedure. TiO2 and chitosan were added to

This multicenter study evaluated the effect of harmonizing spectrophotometric (d/8°) color measurements by using actual dental materials of clinically relevant thickness and translucency as “calibration tiles.” Ten tooth‐colored, 1‐mm thick, resin‐ and ceramic‐based materials were tested at the coordinating center (CC ) and six research sites (RS ). Correction factors were calculated for each material

A new multi‐illuminant synthetic image test set called MIST is described and made publicly available. MIST is intended primarily for evaluating illumination estimation and color constancy methods, but additional data are provided to make it useful for other computer vision applications as well. MIST addresses the problem found in most existing real‐image datasets, which is that the groundtruth illumination

A novel instrumental method for the light fastness assessment has been established. The accuracy of the visual method is affected by undesirable constraints, such as the different severity and the complications due to off‐tone color change of the specimens. Thus, it was desired to develop an instrumental method of the light fastness assessment. In this regard, a neural network‐based instrumental method

Research on the correlation between the initial pupillary light reflex, the perceptual brightness, and the excitations of the photoreceptors was performed for unrelated self‐luminous 10° stimuli at low photopic light levels (5 to 80 cd/m2). All stimuli were optically characterized using a spectroradiometer. For determining the pupillary diameter, an Eye Tracker was used. The perceived brightness was

Tehran's color plan was carried out during 1990s with the primary purpose of restoring color consistency particularly to the historic center of the city. In fact, it attempted to bring unity and avoid color pollution to the cityscape. However, it seems to have been neglectful of many other factors, including orientation, legibility, and the mental image of the city. Further analysis shows that it fails

Red is a basic color. The work of Kay and Berlin on the evolution of color names in languages shows that, after white and black, red is the most basic of color terms. Red plays a key part in Hering's color opponent theory, and is one of the elementary colors in both the Munsell Color system and in the Natural Colour System (NCS). The CIELAB color system has an axis which is sometimes referred to as

As one of the most important visual characteristics in a product system, color can arouse the user's emotional demands quickly. Due to the complexity of the user's emotional needs mining process, it can be expressed by color image adjectives. Meanwhile, product color trends that meet the user's emotional demands may help decision makers to anticipate a new market positioning and reduce the blindness

Existing music‐color synesthesia projects fundamentally focus on musical pitch and color, but seldom touch on music structure. This article proposes a systematic color visualization method of visual language based on music‐color synesthesia. Not only does it involve pitch‐color with timbres of various instruments but also adopts musical elements (even structures) in plastic units of color composition

Alkyd resins are generally used in the production of printing inks. All industries look for alternative raw materials in the production of ink with the growing inclination toward using natural products. Resins forming the vehicle of the ink to be obtained from natural resources will provide benefits for the environment, nature, and living creatures. The aim of the study was to promote the use of natural

The linear relationship between the spectral response functions (SRFs) of a three‐colour response system and the set of the corresponding colour matching functions (CMFs) for a particular set of primaries, in the form of three simultaneous equations, is the principal fundamental approach adopted in this article in determining the characteristics of the former. After reviewing, evaluating, and where

With the development of perceptual consumption, consumers sometimes cannot explicitly describe the purchase demands or only based on impression, like the color perception and aesthetic experience. Based on the consumer's expression, it is difficult to design a new fabric by repeated proofing to meet the consumer's demands. To retrieve the existing patterns incorporating human intuition and emotion

This study investigates the impact of lighting colors on subjective judgments of fabric: in particular, whether the influence of lighting varies depending on fabric types and color combinations. We conducted two visual assessments. In Study 1 (N = 44), eight illuminants and six types of fabric were presented as cloth stimuli. Derived from the literature review, four sets of adjectives (humble‐luxurious

In this article, a series of fluorene/2,5‐dithenyl‐1H ‐pyrrole‐based electroactive polymers (HS‐X) with different feed ratio of SC12F/OF were synthesized via Suzuki coupling reactions. Chemical characterization of polymers was elucidated by 1H NMR and Fourier‐transform infrared spectroscopy. Electrochemical and electrophysical characterization of the synthesized polymers were investigated by cyclic

A luminous efficacy model for a white light‐emitting diode (LED) cluster was developed, and five α‐opic efficacy ratios (γ α,Vs) of intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells were adopted in order to quantify its nonvisual performance relative to natural light. A tunable C/A/R LED cluster, which consists of the cyan LEDs with green phosphor excited by a blue LED, the amber LEDs with green

Color reproduction is a science in constant development. In this article, a new model to solve the color recipe prediction problem using a genetic algorithm is proposed. The objective is to optimize the color recipe prediction stage by determining the dyes to use in a mixture and their respective proportions to reproduce the target color. Two ranges of dyes were used for dyeing 100% cotton woven fabrics:

In the 1960s, Jean‐Philippe Lenclos introduced a structured methodology for determining the color palettes of urban environments. After half a century, this method is widely used all over the world. Since this process contains subjective and time‐consuming steps, we propose a quantitative improvement of Lenclos' methodology by introducing a fully digital procedure. This removes observer subjectivity

Under the background of urban renewal protection and old city transformation, problems such as clutter, distortion, and disorder appear in the historical style area. These problems have greatly impacted and damaged the cultural heritage and historical research of the style area. To carry out the urban renewal movement more reasonably, this article selects the historical features of the Old Town of

This study aims to research the effect of the interface background color choice on the emotion of university students. The study group consisted of 929 Turkish students studying at the vocational colleges of technical and social sciences in Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Turkey. In this study, the descriptive method was used. A color effect form developed by the researcher was used. The validity

A color space is a three‐dimensional representation of all the possible color percepts. The CIE 1976 L*a*b* is one of the most widely used object color spaces. In CIELAB, lightness L* is limited between 0 and 100, while a* and b* coordinates have no fixed boundaries. The outer boundaries of CIELAB have been previously calculated using theoretical object spectral reflectance functions and the CIE 1931

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of toothbrushing and paste repolishing on the colour restitution of long‐term coffee discoloured prefabricated and direct resin composites. One prefabricated (Componeer‐Coltène) and three direct resin composites (Brilliant Ever Glow‐Coltène, Essentia‐GC, Harmonize‐Kerr) were tested. Componeer samples were prepared with and without polishing while the

Colour meaning is a challenging decision in interior architecture during the design process; however, specific meanings within different interior types have not yet been investigated. This study explored colour meaning in the context of residential interior types (eg, bedroom) under controlled conditions using 42 Munsell colours varying in hues, value, and chroma levels, with 14 adjectives (eg, comfortable

This article describes the results of an experiment to evaluate people's impressions of a live landscape scene, the famous West Lake in Hangzhou, China. We invited seventy students from different academic backgrounds to participate in this project. The goals of this study were to find a method for the evaluation of the perception of a live scene, to reveal differences for subjects from different backgrounds

A novel methodology is proposed to identify the distribution of the intensity of the illuminant across a real‐world image; with this information, the image can be classified as a homogeneous or nonhomogeneous lighting source. A criterion is proposed for deciding whether the illumination in the tested image is homogeneous or nonhomogeneous. This criterion is based on well‐established methods that are

Artworks based on Xuan paper or silk and painted by organic or inorganic pigments are highly responsive to light due to their materials and manufacturing technologies. They belong to the highest level of light responsive exhibits stipulated by International Commission on Illumination (CIE) and are vulnerable to fading and discoloration caused by radiation from light sources. The choice of light sources

This article models multicolor perceptual features to investigate human perceptual responses to multiple colors based on a subjective evaluation experiment. First, an image set containing 164 multicolor samples was constructed, and multicolor objective features containing two categories with 60 dimensions were designed and quantified. Based on this, the 164 samples were evaluated by 30 subjects based

Light is scattered and absorbed in the atmosphere producing visual effects that increase with viewing distance. Contrast and chromatic diversity decrease with distance, thereby modifying the way objects and scenes are perceived. Although some perceptual compensation to produce color constancy of individual surfaces has been reported, it is unclear to what extent unknown original images can be visually

In this study, it was aimed to develop a freshness indicator label that changes color with spoilage of fish. Hydroxyethyl cellulose‐based indicator labels were prepared using two different mixed indicator (bromothymol blue/phenol red, cresol red/thymol blue) formulations. The functionality of prepared indicator labels was tested on anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) stored at 2°C and 10°C. Changes in

The Images in an immersive head‐mounted display (HMD) for virtual reality provide the sole source for visual adaptation. Thus, significant, near‐instantaneous increases in luminance while viewing an HMD can result in visual discomfort. Therefore, the current study investigated the luminance change necessary to induce this discomfort. Based on the psychophysical experiment data collected from 10 subjects

Color vision is an important part of visual processing and as such, it often needs to be evaluated in the pediatric population. The information on a child's color vision status can often be a very important additional clue in establishing the correct clinical diagnosis. The basic principles of color vision are discussed in this review, as well as congenital and acquired color vision deficiencies. The

It is widely believed that children will choose furniture that has the same color as their preferred color. Furthermore, for different categories of furniture, the color they preferred for furniture is consistent. A study of 508 adolescent Chinese children between the ages of 12 and 16 has been carried out to explore whether color preference influences their choice of furniture when they are provided

The main aim of this study is to examine the effect of area on color harmony in simulated interior spaces. The secondary aim of the study is to investigate how the term color harmony is defined and the link between color harmony and related terms used to define it. These terms can explain why a color scheme is evaluated as harmonious. Four sets of three‐color combinations created by using the hues

The visual sensation of gloss is built on cues deduced from the interaction between light, surfaces sunder evaluation, and surrounding conditions. Gloss is a second‐order attribute of the visual appearance, this means that its perception is not directly encoded on biological sensors but constructed from the global scene in the field of view of the observer. It is then a complex quantity to measure

The lightfastness of prints is an important property for assessing their print stability. The objective of this study is to determine the lightfastness rate of printed films due to long‐time exposure by applying artificial neural network (ANN). Package printing is gradually becoming extremely important because its color and quality increase the marketability of the product. Sometimes it has been observed

Taste is an acquired phenomenon. The tastes of colors are related to people's perceptions and assumptions, as well as their personal experiences. In other words, there is a meaningful correlation between taste and color. However, this correlation requires extensive investigation before general patterns of taste perceptions can be determined. In addition, multiple studies of a range of different populations

This research shows the effect of simultaneous contrast on a design solution that generates it, and it also shows how its manifestation affects the shift of perception attributes of the observer's color. In the conducted research, 55 subjects had to harmonize the primary stimuli from the reproduction obtained with the help of digital printing technology, with the primary stimuli presented on two computer

The detailed examination of low contrast image is a challenging issue. Thus, it makes difficult for the viewer to bring out the detailed features of the image. Histogram equalization (HE) is an efficient way to intensify the contrast of images. However, classical HE techniques result in immoderate intensification. Hence, an efficient contrast enhancement algorithm called quadrant dynamic clipped HE