The meanings of colour: Preferences among hues

Pigment & Resin Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 6-14

  Crozier, W Ray ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colour; Psychology

Indexed keywords

COLOR PATTERNS; COLOR PREFERENCES;

BYPRODUCTS; PIGMENTS; RESINS; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION);

COLOR;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; COLOR; COLOR VISION; HUMAN; NERVOUS SYSTEM; RATING SCALE; RESEARCH; REVIEW; SEMANTICS;

EID: 3843147140     PISSN: 03699420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03699429910252315     Document Type: Article

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