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Color harmony
Author(s) -
Burchett Kenneth E.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
color research and application
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.393
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1520-6378
pISSN - 0361-2317
DOI - 10.1002/col.10004
Subject(s) - harmony (color) , psychology , aesthetics , computer science , artificial intelligence , social psychology , art , visual arts
Colors seen together to produce a pleasing affective response are said to be in harmony. The term color harmony is not, however, a concise, descriptive term; rather, it is one with a wide range of meanings because of any or all of several conditional attributes. A content analysis was done on a selection of books from color science, art and design, color theory, and psychology. The study identified key attributes and related terms consistently used to describe color harmony. Categories of terms found to be coincidental with the discussion of color harmony were order , tone , configuration , interaction , similarity , association , attitude, and area . © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Col Res Appl, 27, 28–31, 2002