Color science is the

scientific Science is a systematic discipline that builds and organises knowledge in the form of testable hypotheses and predictions about the universe. Modern science is typically divided into twoor threemajor branches: the natural sciences, which stu ...

study of

color Color (or colour in English in the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth English; American and British English spelling differences#-our, -or, see spelling differences) is the visual perception based on the electromagnetic spectrum. Though co ...

including

lighting Lighting or illumination is the deliberate use of light to achieve practical or aesthetic effects. Lighting includes the use of both artificial light sources like lamps and light fixtures, as well as natural illumination by capturing daylight. ...

and

optics Optics is the branch of physics that studies the behaviour and properties of light, including its interactions with matter and the construction of optical instruments, instruments that use or Photodetector, detect it. Optics usually describes t ...

; measurement of light and

; the

physiology Physiology (; ) is the science, scientific study of function (biology), functions and mechanism (biology), mechanisms in a life, living system. As a branches of science, subdiscipline of biology, physiology focuses on how organisms, organ syst ...

psychophysics Psychophysics is the field of psychology which quantitatively investigates the relationship between physical stimulus (physiology), stimuli and the sensation (psychology), sensations and perceptions they produce. Psychophysics has been described ...

, and modeling of

color vision Color vision, a feature of visual perception, is an ability to perceive differences between light composed of different frequencies independently of light intensity. Color perception is a part of the larger visual system and is mediated by a co ...

; and

color reproduction Color reproduction is an aspect of color science concerned with producing light spectra that evoke a desired color, either through additive (light emitting) or subtractive (surface color) models. It converts physical correlates of color percep ...

. It is the modern extension of traditional color theory.

Organizations

International Commission on Illumination The International Commission on Illumination (usually abbreviated CIE for its French name Commission internationale de l'éclairage) is the international authority on light, illumination, colour, and colour spaces. It was established in 1913 a ...

(CIE) *

Illuminating Engineering Society The Illuminating Engineering Society (IES), is an industry-backed, not-for-profit, learned society that was founded in New York City on January 10, 1906. The IES's stated mission is "to improve the lighted environment by bringing together thos ...

(IES) * Inter-Society Color Council (ISCC) *

Society for Imaging Science and Technology The Society for Imaging Science and Technology (IS&T) is a professional society (a type of research and education organization) in the field of photography. Founded in 1947 as the Society of Photographic Scientists and Engineers (SPSE), it is head ...

(IS&T) * International Colour Association (AIC) * Optica, formerly the Optical Society of America (OSA) * The Colour Group *

Society of Dyers and Colourists Logo The Society of Dyers and Colourists (SDC) is an international professional society, with headquarters in Bradford, England, specializing in colour in all its manifestations, but particularly in relation to textiles. Founded in 1884, it was g ...

(SDC) *

American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists AATCC—the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists— is a 501(c)(6) not-for-profit professional association that provides test method development, quality control materials, educational development, and networking for textile an ...

(AATCC) *

Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (abbreviated ARVO) is an American learned society dedicated to ophthalmology and other Visual perception, vision-related topics. It is based in Rockville, Maryland, Rockville, Maryland. Ov ...

(ARVO) *

ACM SIGGRAPH ACM SIGGRAPH is the international Association for Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques based in New York. It was founded in 1969 by Andy van Dam (its direct predecessor, ACM SICGRAPH was ...

* Vision Sciences Society (VSS) * Council for Optical Radiation Measurements (CORM)

Journals

The preeminent

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publishing research papers in color science is '' Color Research and Application'', started in 1975 by founding editor-in-chief Fred Billmeyer, along with Gunter Wyszecki, Michael Pointer and Rolf Kuehni, as a successor to the '' Journal of Colour'' (1964–1974). Previously most color science work had been split between journals with broader or partially overlapping focus such as the ''

Journal of the Optical Society of America The ''Journal of the Optical Society of America'' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal of optics, published by Optica. It was established in 1917 and in 1984 was split into two parts, A and B. ''Journal of the Optical Society of America A'' ...

'' (JOSA), '' Photographic Science and Engineering'' (1957–1984), and the ''Journal of the Society of Dyers and Colourists'' (renamed '' Coloration Technology'' in 2001). Other journals where color science papers are published include the '' Journal of Imaging Science & Technology'', the '' Journal of Perceptual Imaging'', the '' Journal of the International Colour Association'' (JAIC), the '' Journal of the Color Science Association of Japan'', ''

Applied Optics ''Applied Optics'' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Optica three times a month. It was established in 1962 with John N. Howard as founding editor-in-chief and Patricia Wakeling as managing editor. Wakeling worked on the journal ...

'', and the ''

Journal of Vision ''Journal of Vision'' is an open access online scientific journal specializing in the neuroscience and psychology of the visual system. It publishes primary research from any discipline within the visual sciences. Submissions go through pre-public ...

''.

Conferences

* Congress of the International Color Association * IS&T Color and Imaging Conference (CIC) *

SIGGRAPH SIGGRAPH (Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques) is an annual conference centered around computer graphics organized by ACM, starting in 1974 in Boulder, CO. The main conference has always been held in North ...

* International Symposium for Color Science and Art

Selected books

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3rd ed. (2000)
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1st ed. (1997)
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References

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