Mapping Color

Although color is a concern of disciplines as diverse as art, science, business and medicine and has experts in disciplines as diverse as the breakfast cereal industry and the Pentagon, it is arguably one of the most widely misunderstood yet most used visu principles. This misunderstanding stems from the fact that most people believe color is a physical property of an object rather then the perception and interpretation of visible wavelengths that emanate from or are allowed to pass through an object that affected by luminance. Although the ability to create and view objects in virtual space (three-dimensions) has been readily available for decades, color systems are still being presented as two-dimensional or as two models. Even those who use color most fundamentally misunderstand many of the basic principles of color theory: where and how color is generated, how it interacts with an object, how a person interprets the incoming light wavelengths to gene color, and how color impact is produced and manipulated in various media. The of any definitive tool that accurately define and articulate the essence of color science and color math may contribut