{"title":"Cross-ethnic comparison of the effect of garment color on male perception of female attractiveness","authors":"Zhenhua Luo, Renzo Shamey","doi":"10.1002/col.22858","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/col.22858","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The present study investigated whether the clothing color of female stimuli and the perceived attractiveness judgments of Caucasian and Chinese male observers for own- and other-ethnicity are correlated. Results indicate that Caucasian observers evaluated stimuli in white and black as the most attractive while giving low ratings for stimuli in orange, yellow, or lime. Results for the Chinese observers were found to depend on the stimulus type, whereby the Caucasian stimulus received significantly lower ratings when dressed in lime, and the Chinese stimulus was rated as the least attractive when in lime, orange, green, or cyan. White was found to have a positive effect on Chinese observers' ratings for both stimuli. A comparison of the general versus the facial attractiveness lends some evidence that red enhanced Caucasian observers' attraction to the Chinese stimulus while findings fail to support the general red-effect. We propose a potential mechanism underlying the color-attraction associations.</p>","PeriodicalId":10459,"journal":{"name":"Color Research and Application","volume":"48 4","pages":"355-367"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/col.22858","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50135201","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Testing methods to estimate spectral reflectance using datasets under different illuminants","authors":"Jinghong Xu, Ming Ronnier Luo, Hui Fan","doi":"10.1002/col.22859","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/col.22859","url":null,"abstract":"<p>With the rapid development of mobile imaging devices, there is a strong desire for accurate image reconstruction. However, the conventional colorimetry system is often related to environmental illuminations. Spectral reflectance is the fingerprint of color and is invariant with environmental illuminations. Therefore, the goal of the present study is to verify different algorithms to reconstruct the spectral reflectance from the camera red, green, and blue responses. In this research, the weighted local sample selection method was first combined with pseudo inverse matrix method (PI) and Wiener estimation method (WE) to investigate the optimal sample number on the model accuracy. The optimum local sample numbers of the two combination methods were established. The performance of five methods was evaluated, including PI, WE, smoothing constraint method, weighted pseudo inverse matrix method (WPI) and weighted Wiener estimation method (WWE) under lightings varying a wide range of correlated color temperature (CCT) from 3000 to 10 000 K. The best algorithm (WPI) in different lighting environments was established. The metamerism of different materials was revealed, the impact of materials on training and testing samples was reported. Finally, the methods' performance under different CCTs was revealed in terms of root mean square error and CIEDE2000, and the results from the theoretical simulation and real camera capturing were compared.</p>","PeriodicalId":10459,"journal":{"name":"Color Research and Application","volume":"48 4","pages":"368-380"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-05-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50150504","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Juan Serra, Ignacio Cabodevilla-Artieda, Ana Torres-Barchino, Jorge Llopis
{"title":"Color induction in the restoration of architecture in historic city centers","authors":"Juan Serra, Ignacio Cabodevilla-Artieda, Ana Torres-Barchino, Jorge Llopis","doi":"10.1002/col.22856","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/col.22856","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In the restoration of historic facades, specialists need to tackle the problem of colors applied to the ornamental elements that appear different on a facade than if they were isolated, because the colors of the surrounding surfaces influence them through color induction. This study evaluates the difference between the colors of ornaments observed in isolation, which we call nominal colors, and on different background colors, which we call induced colors, considering the historic color palette of Valencia as studied by the Color Research Group in Architecture of the Universitat Politècnica de València. The study consisted of the evaluation of 108 color pairs painted on physical cardboards, rated by 26 female students (average age 26.5), under natural lighting conditions, and using the Natural Color System (NCS) Color Atlas for the color match. Results indicate that induced colors have lower NCS blackness compared with nominal ones, and slightly higher or no NCS chromaticness shift. Nominal colors with low chromaticness exhibit an important hue induction effect and tend to shift to a hue that is located opposite to that of the background color in the NCS color circle, this effect being larger when the background has a <i>warm</i> color. The induction effect is larger when ornamental elements and background have similar nominal NCS blackness, and different nominal NCS chromaticness,with nominal hue difference no significant in the induction effect. The colors of ornamental elements that entailed greater induction were those with the lowest NCS chromaticness, and in the case of the background color, those with the highest chromaticness.</p>","PeriodicalId":10459,"journal":{"name":"Color Research and Application","volume":"48 5","pages":"497-512"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-04-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/col.22856","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50132015","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Gruppo del Colore—Associazione Italiana Colore","authors":"Andrew Stockman","doi":"10.1002/col.22857","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/col.22857","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10459,"journal":{"name":"Color Research and Application","volume":"48 3","pages":"255"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50145574","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lekai Zhang, Ming Li, Yingfan Wang, Baixi Xing, Xiaojian Liu, Zhichuan Tang, Lei Shi
{"title":"Emocolor: An assistant design method for emotional color matching based on semantics and images","authors":"Lekai Zhang, Ming Li, Yingfan Wang, Baixi Xing, Xiaojian Liu, Zhichuan Tang, Lei Shi","doi":"10.1002/col.22851","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/col.22851","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Much research has been done on the relationship between emotions and colors, and many color scheme recommendation tools have been developed. These tools can often help recommend a suitable color scheme to express a certain emotion, but it is still difficult to design satisfying schemes based on such recommendations. In this study, based on the Color Scheme Bible, Compact Edition, we developed Emocolor, which allows professionals to generate a large number of color schemes based on emotional words or emotional images. It is also used to iteratively optimize the generated color schemes based on an interactive genetic algorithm to find the color scheme design that best matches the user's emotion. Through the evaluation of tram color schemes based on emotional words, Emocolor can effectively generate tram color schemes that match users’ emotions. It can also effectively transfer the emotion of an image with a single dominant color to a tram color scheme. In short, Emocolor can help professionals describe the relationship between emotion and color in a more accurate way and design emotional color schemes. Emocolor can be applied in advertising design, product design, interior design, and other fields.</p>","PeriodicalId":10459,"journal":{"name":"Color Research and Application","volume":"48 3","pages":"312-327"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50137055","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Investigation on the equi-depth of color depth formulas based on color discrimination threshold and acceptable tolerance","authors":"Hongying Yang, Mengyuan Qi, Ge Zhang, Zhihui Yang, Nuoya Feng, Yubin Yang, Changhai Xu","doi":"10.1002/col.22854","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/col.22854","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Accurate characterization of color depth is important for assessing a dye's relative strength, color fastness, and so on. There are several formulas for color depth, however, with evaluation effects that are quite different. In this study, we attempt to investigate the equi-depth properties of the color depth formulas so as to provide a reference for selection. One thousand two hundred and six color samples were dyed around six standard depths of three hues in SDC Standard Depth Scales. Sixteen observers were recruited for “Pass–Fail” psychophysical experiments. More than 30 000 experimental data points were obtained to calculate the values of discrimination thresholds and acceptable tolerances at six different standard depths for each formula. The equi-depth properties of five main color depth formulas were statistically analyzed through their coefficients of variation (CV)% values. Results show that the Yang3 formula is optimal for both color depth discrimination threshold and acceptable tolerance, and its average wrong decision is less than the minimum wrong decision of all observers, as well as those of the other four formulas. Overall, Yang3 formula shows the best equi-depth and highest relatively accuracy among the five formulas.</p>","PeriodicalId":10459,"journal":{"name":"Color Research and Application","volume":"48 3","pages":"328-336"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-04-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50134920","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The chromatic atmosphere of Chilean Patagonia: The color of vastness","authors":"Elisa Cordero-Jahr, Gonzalo Cerda-Brintrup","doi":"10.1002/col.22855","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/col.22855","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This text proposes exploring the relationship between color, landscape, and architecture. It refers to the interrelation between the color of the landscape and architecture of one of the world's southernmost regions, Patagonia, at the southernmost tip of Chile. It is suggested that the chromatic atmosphere of this territory is marked by the vastness of the landscape, incorporating its architecture. The study is approached from an exploratory and chromatic observation perspective, through photographs and watercolors, supported by a historical and planimetric (plans and maps) literature review. The results show a complex territory, whose chromatic atmosphere evinces a deep and indissoluble link between color, landscape, and architectural heritage, concluding that the colors found onsite form an intrinsic part of this territory's identity.</p>","PeriodicalId":10459,"journal":{"name":"Color Research and Application","volume":"48 5","pages":"599-611"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-04-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50123114","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Will the real units of Q please stand up?","authors":"Hugh S. Fairman","doi":"10.1002/col.22852","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/col.22852","url":null,"abstract":"<p>There exists a general misunderstanding among colorists as to the units involved in the equation for tristimulus integration. The investigator of the color-matching functions chooses four cardinal stimuli which, along with his choice to cause the three primaries to have equal coloration power to each other, causes him to assign units to the color-matching functions in order that these units may be carried to the equation for tristimulus integration. This note discusses the development of these units using the 1931 RGB experiment and subsequent algebraic processing as an example. It develops exactly what these units are and concludes that they are consistent.</p>","PeriodicalId":10459,"journal":{"name":"Color Research and Application","volume":"48 3","pages":"256-259"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50122971","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"On the questionable utility of color space for understanding perception","authors":"Mark D. Fairchild","doi":"10.1002/col.22853","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/col.22853","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The concept of color space is ubiquitous in color science and technology and is applied to a wide variety of stimulus, signal, and perceptual dimensions. This Color Forum paper aims to discuss the concept of representing color in a multidimensional geometric space and whether such a concept is useful in helping us understand human color perception. The conclusion is that the concept of color space might not be of utility, but the hope is that this paper prompts further thoughts and review by others and motivates additional Color Forum papers that either provide examples of the utility of the color space concept or add further support to the idea that it might be time to look at color differently.</p>","PeriodicalId":10459,"journal":{"name":"Color Research and Application","volume":"48 3","pages":"260-266"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50154258","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kumiko Kikuchi, Masako Katsuyama, Takako Shibata, Jon Yngve Hardeberg
{"title":"Age-related changes in surface reflection, diffuse reflection, and subsurface scattering light of facial skin: Luminance value measured by the system for the optical properties of facial skin","authors":"Kumiko Kikuchi, Masako Katsuyama, Takako Shibata, Jon Yngve Hardeberg","doi":"10.1002/col.22850","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/col.22850","url":null,"abstract":"<p>We have developed a system that separates and measures the optical properties of skin that determine its visual quality, that is, the surface reflection, diffuse reflection, and subsurface scattering components of the skin. This system includes two polarization filters that separate light from the skin into a surface reflection component image and a diffuse reflection component image. Furthermore, by using a projector as a light source and irradiating the skin using a high-frequency binary illumination pattern, the subsurface scattering component image alone can be separated and generated. Application of an algorithm that calculates the luminance value <i>Y</i> for each component image not only makes it possible to analyze each light signal from the skin quantitatively, but also enables understanding of how each light signal is related to the skin's overall appearance. Using the proposed system, we performed a survey of 154 Japanese women aged from their 20s to their 70s and analyzed age-related changes in the optical properties of their skin. The results revealed the following. First, the luminance value <i>Y</i> of the surface reflection from the cheek and its standard deviation within the analysis area increase with age. Second, the <i>Y</i> value of diffuse reflection from the skin decreases with age. Third, the amount of light in the subsurface scattering components also decreases with age. The proposed system is expected to be suitable for a wide range of applications, including color science, and various studies of the appearance of human skin.</p>","PeriodicalId":10459,"journal":{"name":"Color Research and Application","volume":"48 3","pages":"296-311"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-03-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50153704","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}