Conclusion of Color Theory

We have now completed the first section of our discussion on shade communication: Color Theory. Within this section, we highlighted the three sources of light perception: emission, transmission and reflection. We spoke about color models used to reproduce colors: RGB (emission) and CMYK (transmission and reflection). Finally, we concluded this section by noting the significance of complementary colors under either model, and the dimensions of color: hue, value, and chroma that allow us to depict colors on a visual scale.

Our next topic, Elements Affecting Color, will focus primarily on sources of light emission. We will discuss artificial illumination in office settings, the effects of contrast elements and the impact of fatigue and age on our color perception.


Portions of this post were adapted from the book:
Fundaments of Color - Shade Matching and Communication in Esthetic Dentistry published by Quintessence Publishing Co. Inc and written by Dr. Stephen J. Chu, Dr. Alessandro Devigus, Dr. Rade D. Paravina and Mr. Adam J. Mieleszko. a