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Simultaneous Color Contrast

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Simultaneous color contrast is the condition whereby two surfaces with the same spectral composition are perceived to have a different color when they are placed against different surrounds with different chromaticity (see Fig. 1).

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The spectral components of the squares in the centers of the red and yellow surrounds are the same. The appearance of the color is different, however. The two squares appear to acquire the opposite spectral component of their surrounds

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Soranzo, A. (2020). Simultaneous Color Contrast. In: Shamey, R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Color Science and Technology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27851-8_268-3

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    Simultaneous Color Contrast
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    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27851-8_268-3

  2. Simultaneous color contrast
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    Simultaneous Contrast, Simultaneous Brightness Contrast, Simultaneous Color
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    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27851-8_268-1

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