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Old 12-10-2002, 10:47 AM   #4
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Color adjustment

Julianne,

I have been searching for reproductions to illustrate my point but since I am talking about very subtle nuances I have been unable to find images that capture the colors faithfully enough to make the point, but I will keep looking. In the meantime here is a little chart I have cooked up. The small neutral (gray) squares are all identical in color and value. However they look different based on the surrounding field. The square against black looks lighter than the one against white. The square in the red field looks cooler than the one against the blue green field which appears warmer by comparison. Hope this helps.

Michael,

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