Directory of Color Resources

Home > Science > Physics > Optics > Color

Resources in This Category

• Causes of Color

  http://webexhibits.org/causesofcolor/
  Explore the phenomena that create our colorful world.

• Color FAQ

  http://www.faqs.org/faqs/graphics/colorspace-faq/
  Clarifies aspects of colour specification and image coding that are important to computer graphics, image processing, video, and the transfer of digital images to print.

• Color Matters

  http://www.colormatters.com/
  Several resources about color and its relationship with other human activities.

• efg's Computer Lab: CIE Chromaticity Diagrams

  http://www.efg2.com/Lab/Graphics/Colors/Chromaticity.htm
  Demonstrate how to display a 1931 CIE chromaticity chart, as well as the transformations needed for the 1960 and 1976 charts. The charts can be displayed using either the 1931 2-degree or 1964 10-degree standard observer.

• efg's Computer Lab: Color Mix Lab Report

  http://www.efg2.com/Lab/Graphics/Colors/ColorMix.htm
  Interactive demonstration of mixing additive or subtractive colors.

• efg's Computer Lab: Maxwell Triangle Lab Report

  http://www.efg2.com/Lab/Graphics/Colors/MaxwellTriangle.htm
  Demonstrate mixture of light with three primaries. Introduce concept of chromaticity coordinates.

• efg's Computer Lab: Spectra Lab Report

  http://www.efg2.com/Lab/ScienceAndEngineering/Spectra.htm
  A complete Delphi program, including source code, to display wavelength colors as a function of wavelength and optionally display the emission and absorption spectra of hydrogen.

• Glossary of Color Science Terms

  http://tigger.uic.edu/~hilbert/Glossary.html
  When one speaks about color, some of these terms are sure to be used.

• Molecular Expressions: Science, Optics and You

  http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/optics/
  An educational resource for the science of optics and the physics of light and color intended for teachers, students, and the general public.

• Munsell Color Science Laboratory

  http://www.cis.rit.edu/research/mcsl/
  Academic laboratory dedicated to research and education in color science, based at Rochester Institute of Technology.

• The Munsell Color System

  http://www.applepainter.com/
  The original book of this name, published in 1921. The concepts of color hue, color value and color chroma are diagrammed and explained.

• Theory of Color

  http://www.abelard.org/colour/col-hi.htm
  Unconventional way of classifying and teaching colors.

Related Categories

• Home > Business > Chemicals > Dyes and Pigments > Pigments
• Home > Computers > Graphics > Web > Colors
• Home > Health > Conditions and Diseases > Eye Disorders > Color Blindness
• Home > Science > Physics > Education > Light and Optics
• Home > Science > Social Sciences > Psychology > Sensation and Perception > Color

 

Home > Science > Physics > Optics > Color

 

---

 

Thanks to DMOZ, which built a great web directory for nearly two decades and freely shared it with the web. About us