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Color Perception

  • Different spectra can result in a perceptually identical sensations called metamers

  • Color perception results from the simultaneous stimulation of 3 cone types (trichromat)

  • Our perception of color is also affected by surround effects and adaptation

  • Ex : Color vs distance
    Simultaneous Contrast 

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