Abstract

This investigation examines the effects of having a light or dark surround around a color; in particular, the effect these surrounds have on the perceived saturation of the color. The results of the experiments show that a dark surround not only increases the apparent brightness of a color but also reduces its apparent saturation. That is, for equivalence with a light-surrounded color, a color with a dark surround must have a higher purity.

© 1974 Optical Society of America

Perceived saturation in complex stimuli viewed in light and dark surrounds

Edwin J. Breneman
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 67(5) 657-662 (1977)

Color induction: Dependence on luminance, purity, and dominant or complementary wavelength of inducing stimuli

Arne Valberg
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 64(11) 1531-1540 (1974)

Color discrimination as a function of observer adaptation*

M. R. Pointer
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Perceived Color and its Dependence on Focal, Surrounding, and Preceding Stimulus Variables*

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Direct estimation of lightness of surface colors

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