A new colour theory

✍ Scribed by Garner, Walter

• Publisher: Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
• Year: 1935
• Weight: 883 KB
• Volume: 54
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0368-4075
• DOI: 10.1002/jctb.5000543702

✦ Synopsis

The following ternis will be used in this pnper to define certain types of colour-exciting \i*nvclength combinations. (1) 1Varvleitgth colotir. The colour produced by a very niirrow \vnvclcngth bend of perhaps 1 nip in witlth. (2) ,Spctrtcnt colowr. The colour produccd I y ii wiivclcngtli Ixind of width coniparnble to the uvcrngc width of a colour in the visible spectrum, i.e., iibout 50 nip. 'l'hus the term spectrum green indicntes tlic wri~elcngth band extending from iibout 500 m p to 560 nip. (3) Absoq-tio~ culortr. A colour such as results by piissing white light through n not-too-concentrated dyestuff solution.

It ie clinrnctcrizcd by on(*, two, or inorc \viivelcngth bands bcing missing from tho spcctruni owing to absorption of ccrt:iiu wawlcngtlis tlriring piissnge through tlie dyestuff solution.