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Quickly convert CMYK to Pantone. FÄRGKÄNSLA - Samhall i Fokus. Why do doctors wear green or blue scrubs? Snazzy green or blue scrubs may have substance in addition to style.

Why do doctors wear green or blue scrubs?

[Illustration: Molika Ashford] ** Editor’s Note: The staff of Scienceline is taking a short break to work on future stories. This article originally appeared July 21, 2008.** Scrubs used to be white—the color of cleanliness. Green could help physicians see better for two reasons. Second, such deep focus on red, red, red can lead to distracting green illusions on white surfaces. The phenomenon occurs because white light contains all the colors of the rainbow, including both red and green. However, if a doctor looks at green or blue scrubs instead of white ones, these disturbing ghosts will blend right in and not become a distraction, according to Paola Bressan, who researches visual illusions at the University of Padova in Italy. So, although doctors trot down the street these days in a rainbow of patterned and colored scrubs, green may be a doctor’s best bet. All About the Color PURPLE. Where do we find the meaning of purple?

All About the Color PURPLE

Can we consult the regal robes of wealthy rulers of old? Is purple the resplendent glory of summer revealed by the iris in full bloom? Is purple the whimsical hue favored by unicorns and fairies? Purple delights us in many forms. Meaning Of Purple: Explained. Downloads [ECI.ORG] ECI general downloads Here you can find downloads of general interest.

Downloads [ECI.ORG]

Note about opening archives: Several downloads on this page are available as StuffIt or ZIP archives. In order to open StuffIt archives you will need the free StuffIt Expander (available from - though the procedure to access the free StuffIt Expander has become pretty cumbersome now). Opening or de-compressing ZIP archives is directly supported by Mac OS/X 10.3 and Windows XP. With other operating systems or versions of operating systems you may need one of the free un-ZIP tools on the internet.

Altona Test Suite. FOGRA39. Graphic Technology Research Association - Home page - www.fogra.org. ColorWiki Home. FOGRA. From ColorWiki FOGRA is a German-based Research Institute for the graphic arts.

FOGRA

They are very actively involved in maintaining several ISO standards (ISO TC 130) concerning color management and printing. Based on ISO standards, they developed a system of certifications for print providers. proofing systems and proof providers known as FOGRAcert. www.fogra.org from the FOGRA website: Soft proofing and Fogra 27. If you are serious about color control in your books you may be interested in converting your book pages to the Pixopolis printer profile Fogra 27.

Soft proofing and Fogra 27

Bear in mind that 95% of the time, your standard sRGB pages will look fine, but occasionally there will be problems, a bit like speaking Swedish with a Norwegian. So rather than submitting sRGB pages, the next level is converting all your pages from sRGB to Fogra 27. Again, most of the time this will work fine and I’ve been doing this myself for many books with excellent results. But certain colors, very satured blue for instance, can not be reproduced on most printers, including the ones Pixopolis use.

For images with such colors you want to use a technique called soft proofing which enables you to (a) see how the image will appear on paper; (b) see what part of your image has colors that cannot be reproduced; and (c) adjust your image to avoid surprises. Let us first define a few terms. Which rendering intent is the best? Check My Colours - Analyse the color contrast of your web pages. Pro Color Palette Software from COLOURlovers. Visa en NCS S eller NCS Färg. NCS Colour - NCSColour. Natural Color System.

NCS färgalbum och färgblock med prover i A9-format, som används till exempel på arkitektkontor NCS, Natural Color System, är ett internationellt färgbeteckningssystem för att specificera, kommunicera och kontrollera färg inom arkitektur, design, marknadsföring, tillverkning, utbildning och forskning.

Natural Color System

NCS baseras helt på opponentprocessteorin om hur människan ser färg. NCS utgår från sex elementarfärger, de rena färgerna vitt W, svart S, gult Y, rött R, blått B och grönt G. Färglära. När ljuset passerar genom ögat omvandlas det till nervsignaler som sänds till hjärnan via synnerven. Människans öga är känsligt för de tre grundfärgerna röd, grön och blå och syncentrat i hjärnan upplever olika färger genom att dessa tre grundfärger kombineras. De yttre förutsättningarna gör att färger upplevs på olika sätt t.ex ser en färg annorlunda ut i klart solljus och i gråmulet väder eller inomhus i glödlamps eller ljusrörssken. Färglära. Färglära är läran om färgers egenskaper, användning och sammansättning.

Färglära

Färgläran analyserar de enskilda färgernas karaktär och verkan, samt deras verkningar tillsammans. Färglära är ett tvärvetenskapligt kunskapsfält, som omfattar både humaniora och naturvetenskap, och är ett vanligt förekommande ämne inom konstnärliga utbildningar. Redan under antiken skrev till exempel Aristoteles om ämnet, och bland andra Isaac Newton samt Johann Wolfgang von Goethe publicerade verk om färglära.

Vitt ljus[redigera | redigera wikitext] För att olika färger skall framträda, för att vi skall se olika färger, behövs vitt ljus. Källor[redigera | redigera wikitext] Kuler. Instant Color Schemes. Colors For WebDesign. Free tools for working with digital colors. ColoRotate.