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Chapter One: Light and Color

The document discusses light and color perception. It explains that: 1. Color is perceived when light in the visible spectrum between 380-780nm stimulates the eye's receptor cells and sends signals to the brain. 2. Light can be natural (e.g. sunlight) or artificial (standard light sources defined by their color temperature in Kelvin and color rendering index). 3. The trichromatic theory and opponent color theory explain how the brain perceives different colors based on signals from red, green, and blue receptor cells in the eye.

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Chapter One: Light and Color

The document discusses light and color perception. It explains that: 1. Color is perceived when light in the visible spectrum between 380-780nm stimulates the eye's receptor cells and sends signals to the brain. 2. Light can be natural (e.g. sunlight) or artificial (standard light sources defined by their color temperature in Kelvin and color rendering index). 3. The trichromatic theory and opponent color theory explain how the brain perceives different colors based on signals from red, green, and blue receptor cells in the eye.

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Chapter One

Light and Color


Visual Matching

1. Subjective assessment

2. Detect wavelength between 400-700 nm


Condition for color checking
Psychophysical (心理 物 理 學 ) Sensation

incident light (color stimulus) stimulate the eye


receptor ( RGB )
│
produce nerve impulse
│
transported to the brain
│
recognize these nerve impulse as certain color
( LAB )
„ Physical aspect of light

- color is light
- small part of the total electro-
magnetic spectra ray

- visual part of spectrum


(electromagnetic radiation)
falling between wavelength
from 380 - 780nm
- light pass through prism and then
separate into monochromatic
component (light)
- light less than 380nm – ultra-violet

- light exceeds 780nm - infra-red


Light source

any body/area emit radiation in the visible


spectra range

light source can be


1. natural light source: SUN
2. artificial light source:
a number of standard light source with
precisely defined characteristic
Basic characteristic of light source

1.Color Temperature
( spectral characteristics
of the black body radiator) -
expressed in degree Kelvin

2. Color Rendering Index (CRI)


Common artificial light source

A incandescent bulb 2856K

B emit white light similar to the direct sunlight


4880 K

C average day light


6800K

D65 average day light


with UV part 6580K
Color Rendering Index

1. define how well colors are rendering different


illumination conditions in comparison to a standard
daylight

2. scale from 1 - 100


Reflection curve

it consists of the wave length of the visual


spectral ray (x-axis) and reflection (y-axis)
- ideal white body: reflect 100% for all
wavelength

- ideal black body: reflect 0% for all wavelength


Trichromatic character of vision

- suitable mixture of 3 monochromatic


radiation can match any color
Opponent color theory

- Three type of response:

B-Y R - G L

- + + - + -
Chromatic adaptation

- color constancy phenomenon of the


perceived color of the viewed scene
Metamerism

Two color samples appear to match under one


condition but not under another condition

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