Color Theory Essay

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Color theory encompasses a variety of definitions, concepts and design applications. Color theory to create a logical structure for the color. However, there are three main categories of color theory, which is logical and useful. They: 1. The color wheel 2. How the context of colors are used. 3. Color harmony 2.3.1. The Color Wheel The color wheel, based on the red, yellow and blue, is traditional in the field of art. Sir Isaac Newton developed the first circular diagram of colors in 1666. Since then, scientists and artists have studied and designed numerous variations of this concept. Disagreements about the validity of one format over another continue to provoke controversy. In reality, any color circle or color wheel which presents a logically …show more content…

Color Mixing Most objects are not pure color, so that they reflect a mixture of different types of light. There are three basic colors that can be mixed in various proportions to make all other colors. When dealing with light, we mix the three primary colors, but the primary colors for light mixing of red, green and blue. Fig.No.2.16 - Mixing of 3 Primary Colors of Light For example, yellow light is actually a combination of red light and green light. Ocean on a tropical beach, probably reflects a combination of green and blue light and appears blue. Mixing the three primary colors results in white light. Black is the only color that is not done, reflecting a combination of different colors of light. Black objects absorb all visible light and does not reflect any color. Our eyes perceive the absence of visible light, as "black," as we perceive the complete darkness, to be black. 2.6. Spectrophotometers and Colorimeters Spectrophotometers and colorimeters are often used in the laboratory, when it is necessary to measure color accurately. Although we often use the terms interchangeably, colorimeter actually a little easier, but is also a bit less precise than the spectrophotometer 2.6.1. …show more content…

Darker specimens will absorb more light and more bright patterns will absorb less light. The detector measures the amount of light that is transmitted through the sample. The various electronic components convert this measurement in% transmittance reading, which is a percentage of source light, which has made its way through the sample. Spectrophotometer Spectrophotometer mainly operates as a colorimeter, except that no filter is used to select the appropriate light color (s) to pass through the sample. Instead, white light is split into a prism and the slit is moved so that exactly the correct color to pass through the sample. Light consists of waves. The wavelength of the light wave is determined by the type of light, with the visible light falling in the range of 400 to 750 nm. When light comes in contact with the surface, it can be absorbed, reflected, transmitted or refracted. Type of light that is reflected from the surface determines our perception of color that surface in. Colorimeters and spectrophotometers is affected by absorption and transmission of light to measure the

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