Open AccessComparison of Visibility Threshold on Different Chromatic Contrast Objects
Author(s) -
Saiful Azlan Rosli,
Anis Zahirah Aladin,
Nurulain Muhamad,
Ai Hong Chen
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
social and management research journal/social and management research journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0128-1089
pISSN - 1675-7017
DOI - 10.24191/smrj.v13i1.5179
Subject(s) - visibility , contrast (vision) , chromatic scale , psychophysics , color vision , perception , optics , medicine , audiology , mathematics , psychology , physics , neuroscience
The aim of this study was to compare the visibility threshold of eight plates with different chromatic contrast. The staircase psychophysics method based on the resolution of gaps in Landolt C was used to determine the average visibility threshold. Thirty young adults with best-corrected visual acuity of 6/6, normal colour perception and no history of ocular diseases were recruited. The results showed a combination of white on blue background plate gave a highest visibility level (mean=44.48±6.37m), while red on a blue background was the least visible combination (mean=33.30±4.68m). In conclusion, the chromatic contrast of an object can affect the visibility threshold.
Keywords: chromatic contrast, visibility threshold