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Rhode Island School of Design

Color: Theory, Terminology, and Symbolism: Color Science

A resource guide on color theory, color symbolism and meaning

Color Science

Rochester Institute of Technology's Munsell Color Science Laboratory

Explore these subject links to the scientific aspects of color:

Color science (ebooks)

Color - physiological effect

Colorimetry

Browse QC 494 (color science)

Search Colorimetry in Brown's catalog

Color & Nature

Color & Nature

Color Catalogue for Field Biologists

Animals -- color

Color in nature

Color in the Flower Garden (Gertrude Jekyll)

Harvesting Color: How to Find Plants and Make Natural Dyes (on order)

Natural Dyes: Sources, Tradition, Technology & Science

Nature's Palette: The Science of Plant Color

Prismatic Ecology: Ecotheory Beyond Green

Structural Colors in the Realm of Nature

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Subjects: Color, Common Themes, Painting

Tags: color, color theory, guides, handbooks, materials, science, symbolism