On 21 Nov 2002 at 13:13, Dr E D F Williams wrote: > Colour perception probably developed millions of years before we became > 'human'. I think volumes must have been written on the subject and I have > deliberately avoided making a search. I'll do that later today. I have an > idea that colour perception is variable and subjective, from slight > variations between what different people see, all the way to colour > blindness. I do know that settings Aino will put up with on her monitor > downstairs would drive me up the wall. I know of no method of measurement > that could help us answer this one.
I have a few books on the matter of colour perception, from my recollection it is innate only the colour labels have to be learnt. Apart from people who suffer types of colour blindness we can all "see" virtually the same narrow band of spectrum that has been deemed as the visible spectrum. Its then down to relativity regardless of the "colours" that each of us see in our heads. Most people with non-colour impaired vision can match colour swatches. Maybe the colours that we see in out heads account for the differential between what different people see as harmonious colours? Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications.html
