Explore how color is perceived and measured through sensation and luminosity.
This book explains, in accessible terms, how our eyes translate light into color and brightness, and how scientists model those responses.
It presents a clear view of color theory, showing how red, green, and blue sensations form the basis of color perception, how white light is treated as a neutral reference, and how laws of color addition and sensation can be combined with psychophysics to explain vision. The discussion includes how anomalies in trichromacy are analyzed and what they reveal about the workings of color vision.
- How luminosity curves relate to the perception of brightness across the spectrum
- The law of addition of equivalent sensation values and its link to color mixing
- Why white light is a key reference and how symmetry across color fundamentals matters
- How anomalous color vision is studied and represented via theoretical curves
Ideal for readers of psychology, physics, and anyone curious about how the eye converts light into color and brightness.