Chapter 10
Systems of Color
IN THIS CHAPTER
Understanding digital color systems
Exploring standardization color systems
Discovering Munsell’s color tree
Experiencing Pantone’s color of the year
With the advancements of science and industry in the 18th and 19th centuries, more and more colors were discovered, observed, created, and named. With this growth came the need to categorize and communicate about color effectively.
The human eye is capable of perceiving about a million different colors as well as very subtle distinctions between similar colors. Given the vastness of color and the subtleties of differences between colors, how can color be communicated in a consistent manner? How can color be organized to achieve certain aesthetic effects? Certainly, these questions motivated those who developed the first color systems.
Early color systems created the foundation for the color systems we use today: from the paint chips in the hardware store to the digital color picker in Adobe Creative Suite programs.
Understanding the Types of Color Systems
There are two different types of ...
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