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Color cannot be observed without light, and without material artifacts light is not visible – thus, one can simplify and say: no color exists without light and no light could be present without color. Color is a visual sensation that depends, among other factors, on stimulation of the visual system by radiation within the visible range – light – either emitted by a source or transmitted or reflected by pigmented objects. Indefectibly, light has color; there is no colorless light (light can be white, but white is also a color sensation). The chromatic composition of incident light affects the perceived color of pigmented surfaces. Color and light are like both sides of the same coin; they cannot be separated. For the creative disciplines involving design (design, interior design, scenography, architecture, etc.), the use of color and light and the knowledge about how one...
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Bachmann, U., Michel, R. (2020). Interactions of Color and Light. In: Shamey, R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Color Science and Technology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27851-8_224-3
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