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SUBMITTER: Schloss KB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3037488 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Schloss Karen B KB Palmer Stephen E SE
Attention, perception & psychophysics 20110201 2
Previous studies of preference for and harmony of color combinations have produced confusing results. For example, some claim that harmony increases with hue similarity, whereas others claim that it decreases. We argue that such confusions are resolved by distinguishing among three types of judgments about color pairs: (1) preference for the pair as a whole, (2) harmony of the pair as a whole, and (3) preference for its figural color when viewed against its colored background. Empirical support ...[more]