Colour combination effects in experimental rooms

• This article deals with the way colours in a roomaffect each other through contrast effects and reflections.The study presented is based on the visual observations ofthe colour appearance of three inherent colours in a sequenceof experimental situations. My point of departurewas a yellow, blue, and red room. The room had distinctlydifferent colour appearances of the same inherent colourswhen observed at different locations. The effects of bothcontrasts and reflections were evident. However, reflectioneffects seemed to dominate the situation. In a study of smallexperimental rooms, different combinations of the samethree inherent colours were systematically tested. Comparisonswere made to examine the differences in colour appearancebetween monochromatic rooms and multicolouredrooms with varying colour schemes. The illumination waskept stable. In the cases studied, it was obvious how thecolours in the two-coloured rooms became more alike or“neutralized each other.” The contrast strengthening betweenabutting areas on the same level had distinct significancefor colour appearance and perception of space.However, not in such a way that the perceived colourdifferences became larger in the two-coloured room thanbetween each monochromatic rooms

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TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Samhällsbyggnadsteknik -- Arkitekturteknik (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Civil Engineering -- Architectural Engineering (hsv//eng)

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