Article | REF: AF6810 V1

Simulating the perception of the colors of organic colorants

Authors: Adèle D. LAURENT, Valérie WATHELET, Michaël BOUHY, Denis JACQUEMIN, Eric PERPÈTE

Publication date: July 10, 2010, Review date: February 10, 2015

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1. Color

As we saw in the introduction, it's an exaggeration to think that matter has an intrinsic color. Color is first and foremost a perception. This physiological perception, which more precisely defines color, is linked to three parameters:

  • the nature of the illuminated object ;

  • the light that illuminates the object;

  • the sensor (the eye) which receives the message and communicates it to the brain via electrical impulses.

The field of color has a rich heritage in terms of the vocabulary used to define our color sensations; color names often refer to plant species (rose,...

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