Increasing intensity directly increases the perceived warmth of primary colors

Abstract There is a long history of linking the perceptions of temperature and color (the “Hue-heat hypothesis”): red (R) and yellow (Y) are often considered warm, whereas blue (B) and green (G) are cool. Past studies, however, have largely used relatively broad-band light at a fixed intensity to te...

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Main Authors: Billy R. Hammond, Colin R. Gardner, Billy R. Wooten, Lisa Renzi-Hammond
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-11-01
Series:Scientific Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-77942-1
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